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Rapid-fire win for Radwanska at Tianjin Open
Polands Agnieszka Radwanska after defeating Denmarks Caroline Wozniacki in the China Open womens singles third round in Beijing, October 6, 2016. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic

BEIJING, Oct 13 ― Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska enjoyed a rapid win in the WTA Tianjin Open second round today, demolishing her opponent Evgeniya Rodina 6-1, 6-1.

At 103, the Russian is exactly 100 places lower in the WTA world rankings than the 2012 Wimbledon finalist, and the match was over in a little more than an hour.

The only other seed in action today, Puerto Rican Monica Puig, also had a straight sets win, disposing of Spain's Lara Arruabarrena 6-4, 6-2.

Low-ranked American Alison Riske, the world number 56 whose victory at the 2014 Tianjin Open remains her only WTA Tour title, continued her quest for a repeat, beating Poland's Magda Linette 6-3, 7-6 (7/2).

China has hosted an increasing number of WTA tournaments as it seeks more clout in the game.

The Tianjin Open carries a total prize purse of $426,750, according to the WTA's website.

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