BEIJING, China – The resurgent Caroline Wozniacki needed just an hour and fifteen minutes to upset No.13 seed Roberta Vinci in straight sets for a spot in the round of 16 at the China Open.

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Continuing on from the recent success that has seen Wozniacki rise from No.74 to No.22 in the world, the Dane took to the court against Vinci on the back of a late season resurgence, having won 13 of her last 15 matches.

She drew first blood against the Italian in the fourth game, targeting Italian’s backhand and taking advantage of the short balls to draw a spate of errors before a volley into the net gave her the break. An untimely double fault in the next game handed Vinci the break right back, but Wozniacki wrestled the decisive break in reply for a 4-2 lead. She needed three set points but served out the opening set, 6-3.

Wozniacki was more straightforward in the second, bracketing the set with a break in the first and penultimate games, saving three set points in the fifth game to close out the match.

The 2010 champion Wozniacki was firmly in control throughout, dropping serve just once in the 6-3, 6-2 victory against Vinci. Up next she’ll meet a familiar foe, facing Agnieszka Radwanska for the third time in as many weeks.

As SAP Behind The Numbers revealed earlier in the season, historically both Radwanska and Wozniacki flourish in Asia post-US Open. They lead the tour in most Asian Swing match wins since 2011 and they’ve proved it in their growing 2016 rivalry, having just booked their third clash in as many weeks.

They first crossed paths this year in Tokyo at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, where Wozniacki defeated Radwanska in the semifinals en route to the title, but the Pole got her revenge a week later in Wuhan.