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Ningbo Round of 16: Cirstea v Bejlek, then Alexandrova v Kostyuk

Two Round of 16 matches are lined up in Ningbo, with a world No. 10 and a world No. 17 both on court.

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Alexandrova v Kostyuk, Ningbo Round of 16

On court today

  • Round of 16Ekaterina Alexandrova v Marta KostyukNo. 33 v No. 1013:00 CEST
  • Round of 16Sorana Cirstea v Sara BejlekNo. 17 v No. 3210:00 CEST

Ningbo moves through the Round of 16 today, and the first of the featured matches starts at 10:00 CEST. Sorana Cirstea, ranked No. 17, plays Sara Bejlek, ranked No. 32. It is a tidy pairing of two players in the world’s top 32.

Alexandrova v Kostyuk, Ningbo Round of 16
Alexandrova v Kostyuk, Ningbo Round of 16

Cirstea comes from Romania and Bejlek from the Czech Republic. The rankings frame this one, and Bejlek gets a good look at a higher-ranked opponent.

The day’s headline match follows at 13:00 CEST. Ekaterina Alexandrova, ranked No. 33, meets Marta Kostyuk, ranked No. 10, who plays for Ukraine. Kostyuk holds the higher ranking, and Alexandrova will be looking to change the order.

Earlier on the schedule, Marie Bouzkova (No. 26) plays Anastasia Zakharova (No. 111) at 07:00 CEST, and Leylah Fernandez (No. 30) plays Aliaksandra Sasnovich (No. 122) at 08:30 CEST. Both are also in the Round of 16.

The first featured match starts at 10:00 CEST.

Data as of 06:30 CEST · API-Tennis

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