Two of this month's in-form gamers clashed in the primary spherical of the China Open, with qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva popping out on high of Laura Siegemund 6-4, 7-6(3) in 2 hours and 27 minutes.
Beijing: Scores | Order of Play | Draws
The Ukrainian got here from 3-0 all the way down to win the primary set, then needed to maintain off a gritty comeback try from Siegemund in the second. Starodubtseva served for the match twice, just for final week's Hua Hin runner-up to interrupt again every time. On the third level of the following tiebreak, she lastly took management after profitable a spectacular 25-stroke alternate to go 3-0 up.
Siegemund threw the whole lot at Starodubtseva in the rally — excessive balls, sliced balls, adjustments of path and eventually a transfer as much as the online. But Starodubtseva withstood all of it, and ultimately had the velocity and management to finish the purpose with a passing shot winner. Watch the complete highlights beneath.
Unranked simply 16 months in the past, Old Dominion University graduate Starodubtseva is now at a profession excessive of No.115 after reaching her first tour-level quarterfinal in Monastir two weeks in the past. She additionally owns an ideal 12-0 document in Grand Slam qualifying in 2024, making her debut in the primary draw of every main (and profitable a spherical at Wimbledon). The 24-year-old will subsequent face No.27 seed Katerina Siniakova.
Starodubtseva wasn't the one participant pulling off a spectacular move on Day 1 in Beijing. Ana Bogdan additionally discovered a outstanding winner throughout her 7-5, 6-2 loss to Sofia Kenin earlier. Former Australian Open champion Kenin, whose rating fell to No.168 this week, will subsequent face No.12 seed Diana Shnaider in a second-round conflict to circle.
Other first-round winners included Taylor Townsend, who notched her second defeat of Martina Trevisan in the house of a month 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; and Chinese No.3 Wang Xinyu, who got here by way of 6-1, 6-3 over fortunate loser Mai Hontama.
Wang had initially been as a consequence of face Amanda Anisimova; nonetheless, the Toronto finalist was made the No.34 seed and moved to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova's place in the highest half of the draw after a decrease again harm pressured the No.19 seed to withdraw.
Earlier, No.8 seed Jelena Ostapenko withdrew as a consequence of an belly harm. Caroline Dolehide was moved into the Latvian's place in the draw because the No.33 seed, and was changed by fortunate loser Tamara Korpatsch.
