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Halep through in Wuhan as Begu retires
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FORMER French Open finalist Simona Halep took less than 70 minutes to reach the third round of the Wuhan Open, advancing yesterday when fellow Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu retired in the second set of their second-round match.
Halep was leading 6-3, 2-0 when Begu retired with a back injury amid warm and humid conditions in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. The No. 4 seed , who skipped the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo last week because of a hamstring strain, had a first-round bye.
Also, seventh-seeded Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro beat Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-4, 6-3; and US Open finalist Karolina Pliskova, the fifth seed, saw off fellow Czech Lucie Safarova 6-3, 7-5
In first-round matches, 2014 champion Petra Kvitova opened with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Jelena Ostapenko and set up a meeting with Elina Svitolina, who rallied from a break down in the third set to beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
“This was the fourth time we’ve played this season and I’m glad now it’s 2-2,” Kvitova said. “I know how difficult it can be to play her and how dangerous she is.”
No. 10-seeded Dominika Cibulkova had a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win over Alize Cornet and next faces German Laura Siegemund while Yulia Putintseva was leading 6-1, 4-1 when Anastasija Sevastova retired from their match.
Johanna Konta, the 11th seed, had a 6-1, 6-2 win over Annika Beck, and Madison Brengle advanced after leading 6-3, 2-1 when British qualifier Heather Watson retired because of a stomach complaint.
Top-seeded Angelique Kerber is in action today against Kristina Mladenovic, who had a 7-6 (5), 6-3 first-round win over CoCo Vandeweghe.
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