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China Open 2016: Sunday Tennis Scores, Results and Updated Draw Schedule
- Updated: October 2, 2016
Third-seed Agnieszka Radwanska had no problem booking her place in Round 2 of the 2016 China Open, as she secured a straight-sets victory over Qiang Wang on Sunday.
The Polish star only lost four games on her way past the wild card and showed her class throughout in a comprehensive 6-2, 6-2 triumph. She’ll face Ekaterina Makarova in her next outing.
Elsewhere, eighth-seed Madison Keys was made to battle hard by wild-card Ying-Ying Duan, although she eventually won through in three sets. Johanna Konta, seeded 11th, is also into Round 2 after a straight-sets win, while seventh-seed Carla Suarez Navarro suffered a shock elimination at the hands of Yaroslava Shvedova.
Here’s a look at the results from the main draw in Beijing and a closer examination of Sunday’s star performances.
Sunday Recap
After watching second-seed Garbine Muguruza suffer a scare in her opening match on Saturday, you suspect Radwanska ensured there was no complacency on show in her game against Wang.
The world No. 4 was imperious from the off here, breaking her opponent at the first opportunity and continually applying pressure throughout the opening stages. Even when Wang did wrest the break back in the fifth game, Radwanska was able to get stuck into the wild card’s serve and coasted to a 6-2 …