The pair of Monica Niculescu / Nadia Kichenok (Romania / Ukraine) qualified on Sunday for the round of 16 of the WTA doubles in Beijing, a WTA 1000 competition.
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Niculescu and Kichenok passed, 6-3, 6-3, after a match lasting one hour and 17 minutes, the seventh favorite pair of the tournament: Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (both, Japan).
Know:
- For reaching the 1/8 finals, Monika and Nadia will receive a prize of $34,500 and 120 points in the WTA doubles ranking.
- For a place in the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Beijing, Niculescu and Kichenok will meet the winners of the match between Danilina / Panova and Haddad Maya / Kudermetova.
- The main favorites of the race are Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens, and the second seed is the pair of Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula.
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Source: Hot News
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