Tianjin 2018: Friday's Order of Play and Match Points

CENTRE COURT

Starting at 11.30am

[WC] Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE) [1] v Katie BOULTER (GBR)

Aryna SABALENKA (BLR) [4] v Timea BACSINSZKY (SUI)

Petra MARTIC (CRO) [6] v Caroline GARCIA (FRA) [2]

HSIEH Su-Wei (TPE) [5] v Elise MERTENS (BEL) [3]

COURT 1

Starting at 12.30pm

Nicole MELICHAR (USA) / Kveta PESCHKE (CZE) [3] v Natela DZALAMIDZE (RUS) / Veronika KUDERMETOVA (RUS)

MATCH POINTS

Bacsinszky won her only previous match against Sabalenka - in last year's Fed Cup, when she won 6-4, 7-5.

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Garcia has beaten Martic in their two earlier encounters - both times in straight sets. The most recent occasion was on clay earlier this year in Madrid, when the Frenchwoman won 6-3, 7-5.

Sabalenka was last year's runner up here, losing to Maria Sharapova in the final 7-4, 7-6(8).

This is Boulter's second WTA quarterfinal following her run to the same stage in Nottingham earlier this year.