No. 1 Kerber survives scare

Wuhan (China), September 27

But Kerber then swept through the rest of the match, winning 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4 to set up a third-round meeting with Petra Kvitova.

Meanwhile, Garbine Muguruza was shown the door by former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic,  6-4 7-6(2).

Sania-Strycova in Round 3

Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova notched up a hard-fought 3-6 6-3 10-5 win over Gabriela Dabrowski and Maria Sanchez to advance to the third round. — Agencies