BEIJING (AP) " Elina Svitolina beat a No. 1-ranked player for the second time this season, ousting U.S. Open champion Angelique Kerber from the China Open 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals. 11 Johanna Konta, who beat U.S. Open finalist Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2). In other third-round matches on a rain-interrupted day, third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-1 to take the honors in their personal duel in Asian. Fresh from a run to the U.S. Open semifinals, Wozniacki beat Radwanska on the way to winning the title at the Pan-Pacific Open in Tokyo last month.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 06, 2016 09:00 UTC