British number two Katie Boulter reached the last 16 of the Washington Open by knocking out fifth seed Aleksandra Krunic in straight sets.
The 21-year-old saved a solitary break point as she beat the Serb world number 47 6-2 6-0 in 63 minutes.
Boulter, the world number 118, will face Allie Kiick of the United States in the next round on Wednesday.
Britain’s Harriet Dart was 7-5 4-2 down to Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic when play was suspended because of rain.
Compatriot Katie Swan is also competing in the tournament and is scheduled to face China’s Saisai Zheng on Tuesday.
Russian two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova progressed from the first round, beating American Kristie Ahn 6-2 6-1.
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Boulter, 21, is ranked 118th in the world. She plays mostly on the second-tier ITF circuit, though she did earn a first-round win at Wimbledon this summer before falling to 18th-seeded Naomi Osaka of Japan.
Allie Kiick was the only one of three Americans in action Monday who advanced. Kiick defeated China’s Xinyun Han 6-2, 6-3. Germany’s Andrea Petkovic blew out American Jamie Loeb 6-1, 6-1, and Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova eased past American Kristie Ahn 6-2, 6-1. Kuznetsova, 33, won the 2004 U.S. Open and the 2009 French Open.
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British number two Katie Boulter reached the last 16 of the Washington Open by knocking out fifth seed Aleksandra Krunic in straight sets.
The 21-year-old saved a solitary break point as she beat the Serb world number 47 6-2 6-0 in 63 minutes.
Boulter, the world number 118, will face Allie Kiick of the United States in the next round on Wednesday.
Russian two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova also progressed, beating American Kristie Ahn 6-2 6-1.
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