BEIJING: World number four Agnieszka Radwanska powered her way through to the last 16 of the China Open with a convincing victory over American teenager Madison Keys on Wednesday.
The Polish third seed took one hour and 15 minutes to claim a 6-3, 6-2 victory over the 18-year-old, who is being tipped as one of the rising stars of women's tennis.
Radwanska, a previous winner in Beijing in 2011, had defeated Keys at Wimbledon in the summer, and praised her opponent after their meeting at China's National Tennis Centre.
"I think she's one of the youngest talented players coming out," she told reporters after the second-round match.
"I think in a couple of years we are going to see her more often, definitely."
Elsewhere, eighth seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia booked her place in the last 16 with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Kazakhstan's Galina Voskoboeva, and Slovenia's Polona Hercog defeated 14th seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-4.
In the men's tournament, eighth-seed American John Isner beat Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-7, 6-4, and Australia's former world number one Lleyton Hewitt suffered a crushing 6-0, 6-2 defeat at the hands of Fabio Fognini.
The Italian will face second seed Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals if the Spaniard overcomes Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in his Wednesday evening match. (AFP)
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