Tennis

Jankovic, Stosur advance to quarterfinals at Hong Kong Open

Published Oct. 14, 2015 8:03 a.m. ET

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HONG KONG (AP) Jelena Jankovic and Samantha Stosur advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open on Wednesday, both winning in straight sets.

Jankovic, a former top-ranked player from Serbia, beat Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 6-0, 6-2. Stosur defeated Monica Puig of Puerto Rico 6-4, 6-4.

''It was more difficult than it looked,'' said Stosur, the 2011 U.S. Open champion from Australia. ''She has improved quite a lot from the last time I met her but I thought I played very well.''

Stosur will next face Heather Watson, who beat Taiwanese qualifier Lee Ya-hsuan 6-0, 6-7 (5), 6-4.

Sixth-seeded Daria Gavrilova also advanced, beating Lara Arrubarrena of Spain 7-6 (4), 6-1.

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