"Britain's Emma Raducanu and Sonay Kartal claimed straight-set wins to reach the third round of the China Open in Beijing. British number one Raducanu was tested throughout by unseeded Spaniard Cristina Bucsa but battled to a 6-3 6-3 victory. Kartal produced a powerful display to see off Australian 14th seed Daria Kasatkina 6-3 6-0 in little under an hour. Kartal will meet Australian teenager Maya Joint in the last 32, while Raducanu faces American fifth seed Jessica Pegula."
"British number three and world number 81 Kartal lost only five games in her first-round victory over Alycia Parks. She produced an even more polished performance on Saturday, converting six of 11 break points to swat aside world number 20 Kasatkina. It was Kartal's third victory this year over an opponent ranked in the top 20. She will have to upset the odds again against 19-year-old Joint, who has won two WTA titles and is 45 places above Kartal in the rankings."
Emma Raducanu and Sonay Kartal advanced to the China Open third round with straight-set victories in Beijing. Raducanu, seeded 30th and world number 31, beat Cristina Bucsa 6-3 6-3, saving six break points and prevailing in key exchanges despite fewer winners. Kartal, world number 81, defeated 14th seed Daria Kasatkina 6-3 6-0, converting six of 11 break points and recording her third top-20 win this year. Kartal will face Maya Joint next, while Raducanu meets Jessica Pegula. Top seed Iga Swiatek also advanced, and Naomi Osaka was upset by Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
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