Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the round of 64 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, 6-1 6-4, according to api.tennis. The victory sent Alexandrova into the next round.
The match was decided in two sets
The first set went to Alexandrova by a wide margin. In the second, Sasnovich won more games, but the set also finished in Alexandrova's favor; the overall set score was 2:0.
The head-to-head numbers also favor Alexandrova: according to api.tennis, she leads Sasnovich 6-1 in 7 matches played.
At the Beijing tournament, Sasnovich had previously come through the round of 128, beating Talia Gibson 6-1 6-4. For Alexandrova, the match against Sasnovich is listed in the draw as a round of 64 meeting.