World number one Garbine Muguruza powered her way into the quarterfinals at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday, defeating Poland's Magda Linette 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 to set up a mouth-watering clash with Jelena Ostapenko. The Spaniard dominated the first set, but performed meekly in the second at a hot and humid tournament that has seen all but three seeds crash out. The 23-year-old number one seed suffered with a poor forehand in the third set but broke her opponent at 4-5 to clinch the third-round tie. "Today I had a very tough match and had to go out there and fight a lot. The second set didn't go my way at all," she told a post-match press conference.

source: AFP