Ashleigh Barty stunned Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber 7-5 6-1 to reach the Wuhan Open quarter-finals on Wednesday, setting the tone for a day when Caroline Wozniacki and Garbine Muguruza also crashed out. Barty, runner-up at Wuhan last year, staved off an early fightback from world number three Kerber to seal her first win over a top-10 player this year in an hour and 17 minutes. Australian Open winner Caroline Wozniacki fell to qualifier Monica Puig, losing 7-6(10) 7-5 for her second defeat by the Puerto Rican this season following a loss in Miami. It was Siniakova's second upset in as many rounds after she knocked out defending champion Caroline Garcia on Tuesday and the world number 47 faces Anett Kontaveit next. Petra's a super tough opponent, and I knew that," said Pavlyuchenkova, who faces Barty next.

Source: dna September 26, 2018 18:45 UTC