Czech player Linda Noskova, seeded fifth at the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, beat Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic 6:2, 6:1 in the round of 32 to reach the round of 16. The news was reported by api.tennis.
Noskova has yet to drop a set to any opponent in Beijing: in the round of 64 she defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6:4, 6:1. Golubic reached the round of 32 with wins over Elvina Kalieva (6:3, 6:1) and Peyton Stearns (6:4, 3:6, 6:3). According to rank.tennis, Noskova sits seventh in the rankings, while Golubic is 71st.