Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen came from behind to beat U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez of Canada 5-7, 6-3, 6-0, while Wang Xinyu defeated second-seeded Jessica Pegula in straight sets in the third round of the Wuhan Open here on Thursday. In other matches, the top seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus downed Yulia Putintseva 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 while fourth-seeded Coco Gauff of the United States cruised past Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-1. 

In a hard-fought match, China's Zheng overcame Fernandez in three sets to advance to the quarterfinals as well, marking her first win against Fernandez in their third meeting.