Ksenia Zaytseva defeated Tamara Zidanšek in the first round of qualifying at the WTA 1000 hard-court event in Beijing 6-4, 7-6(7). The win sends Zaytseva through to the next round of qualifying.
The match was settled in two sets
Zaytseva took the first set 6-4. In the second set, the players battled through to a tiebreak, which Zaytseva won to close out the match 7-6(7). The final result was 2-0 in sets.
According to api.tennis, Zaytseva is ranked 364th with 176 ranking points. Zidanšek entered the match as the ninth seed.
The head-to-head record now stands 1-0 in Zaytseva's favor. The api.tennis database lists only one meeting between them, this 2026 match, which finished 6-4, 7-6(7).