The first set was the more hard-fought and ended 6-4 in Ruse's favor. In the second set, the Romanian secured a more convincing advantage and sealed the match 6-2. Final score by sets: 2:0.
Form before Beijing
Ruse arrived in Beijing after the tournament in Seoul. There she beat Eva Lys 6-1, 6-2 and Yeonwoo Ku 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-1, before losing to Anna Bondár in the quarterfinals 4-6, 6-1, 2-6.
Tagger's previous tournament was the US Open. In the first round she beat Tamara Korpatsch 6-0, 7-6(7), and in the second round she lost to Amanda Anisimova 3-6, 6-3, 1-6. Before that in Monterrey, the Austrian lost in the first round to Yuliia Starodubtseva 3-6, 4-6. The head-to-head stands at 1:0 in Ruse's favor.