Russian teenager Diana Shnaider knocked out fifth-seeded Zhu Lin of China in the opening round Monday at the Jiangxi Open in Nanchang, China.
Shnaider, 19, completed the 6-4, 6-0 upset in 75 minutes. She converted five of six break points and won 18 of the 24 points when returning Lin’s second serve.
No. 8 Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain cruised to a 6-4, 6-0 defeat of China’s Jiang Xinyu in her opening match at the WTA 250 event. Australia’s Kimberly Birrell beat China’s Wei Sijia 7-5, 7-5 and Colombia’s Camila Osorio crushed China’s Ma Ye-Xin 6-1, 6-0.
Amina Anshba outlasted fellow Russian Elina Avanesyan 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 and Russia’s Vera Zvonareva breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 win over the Netherlands’ Arianne Hartono.
–Field Level Media