Storm Hunter defeated Ksenia Zaytseva in the second round of qualifying at the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing 6-0, 6-1. The hard-court match ended in a straight-sets win for Hunter.
The match quickly slipped away from Zaytseva
In the first set, Hunter did not let her opponent win a single game, closing it out 6-0. In the second, Zaytseva managed to hold onto just one game before Hunter closed out the match 6-1.
The numbers from the match paint a clear picture: 2-0 in sets and just one game lost by Hunter across the entire encounter. The final score was 6-0, 6-1, according to api.tennis.
At this tournament, before facing Zaytseva, Hunter got past Ruien Zhang 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Zaytseva, in the first round of qualifying, beat Tamara Zidanšek 6-4, 7-6(7).
In their head-to-head, Hunter leads Zaytseva 1-0. Their 2026 meeting also ended 6-0, 6-1 in Hunter's favor.