Polina Kudermetova defeated Yexin Ma in the round of 128 at the WTA 1000 China Open in Beijing, 6-7(2) 6-3 6-2.
The match turned after the tiebreak
The opening set went to a tiebreak, where Ma took the decisive stretch 7:2. Then the match swung in Kudermetova’s favor: in the second set she gained a three-game advantage, and in the third she stretched the lead to four.
According to api.tennis, the match lasted three sets, and the overall set score was 2:1 in Kudermetova’s favor.
In the head-to-head, Kudermetova now leads Yexin Ma 1:0. In the tournament draw, this match is listed for her as a round of 128 match.