Linda Fruhvirtová, seeded 15th, beat Shiyu Ye in the first round of qualifying at the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing 5-7 6-3 7-6(1). The win allowed her to advance through the first round of qualifying.
Tiebreak decides deciding set
Shiyu Ye took the first set, closing it out 7-5. In the second set Fruhvirtová responded with a 6-3 win to force a deciding set.
The third set went to a tiebreak. There Fruhvirtová held her advantage and closed out the match 7-6(1). The final set count was 2:1.
The scoreline shows the match turned after the opening set: Fruhvirtová won the next two sets, with the deciding one settled by a tiebreak. According to api.tennis data, Fruhvirtová leads their head-to-head 1:0, with this match listed as their only meeting so far.