Iga Swiatek boosts WTA Finals bid by advancing at Wuhan Open

WUHAN, China -- Iga Swiatek kept up her push to qualify for the WTA Finals as she ground out a 6-1, 6-4 win over American Ashlyn Krueger to reach the quarterfinals of the Wuhan Open and take advantage of a loss for Karolina Muchova on Thursday.

Krueger, in the draw as a lucky loser after defeat in qualifying, was able to put pressure on Swiatek for parts of the second set despite racking up 44 unforced errors to the Polish player's 27.

Swiatek could face another American in the quarterfinals as Ann Li was playing Indonesia's Janice Tjen later Thursday.