Johanna Konta beats Carla Suarez Navarro to reach quarter-finals at Wuhan Open
Britain’s Johanna Konta boosted her hopes of qualifying for the WTA Finals with victory over Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro at the Wuhan Open in China.
Konta, seeded 11th, beat the seventh seed 7-5 7-6 (8-6) to reach the quarter-finals for the second time.
She also closed the gap on Suarez Navarro in the Race to Singapore, with the Spaniard in the eighth and final qualifying place, two ahead of Konta.
The Briton will play Angelique Kerber or Petra Kvitova in the last eight.
At the Tashkent Open, British number three Naomi Broady lost 6-2 6-4 to Russia’s world number 104 Irina Khromacheva in the second round.
More to follow.