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Jabeur, however, was forced to withdraw from
the tournament shortly thereafter due to a knee injury.
"I'm so sorry that I have to withdraw because my knee is not
feeling so great, and I just want to say I loved my time in
Zhengzhou," Jabeur said in a statement.
No. 8 Daria Kasatkina of Russia advanced to the semifinals via
walkover after posting a 6-2, 6-4 win over Chinese wild card
Zhuoxuan Bai. No. 7 Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic
defeated Croatia's Petra Martic 7-5, 6-1 and Germany's Laura
Siegemund eliminated No. 11 Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 3-6,
6-2, 6-1.
Hana Bank Korea Open
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula eased into the quarterfinals in Seoul
with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over fellow American Ashlyn Krueger.
Pegula saved four of five break points and advanced to face
another compatriot, Claire Liu.
Emina Bektas also reached the final eight with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat
of Korea's Su Jeong Jang, setting up a date with Australia's
Kimberly Birrell. Birrell thumped Korea's Dayeon Back 6-0, 6-1
in 68 minutes.
No. 4 seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic was leading 6-1
when Germany's Eva Lys was forced to retire.
Hong Kong Open
Canada's Leylah Fernandez rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 win
against 16-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva in the second round
in Hong Kong.
Fernandez, 21, will face 18-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova of the
Czech Republic in the quarterfinals. Fruhvirtova defeated
Russia's Alina Korneeva 6-3, 7-5.
Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova knocked out No. 2 seed Beatriz
Haddad Maia of Brazil 7-5, 1-6, 6-1. No. 3 Elise Mertens of
Belgium ousted Russia's Sofya Lansere 6-3, 7-6 (5). Spain's Sara
Sorribes Tomo upset No. 4 Xinyu Wang of China 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. No.
6 Martina Trevisan of Italy outlasted Poland's Magdelena Frech
6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3.
--Field Level Media
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