Diana Shnaider beat Janice Tjen in the round of 64 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing on hard courts, 6-0 6-4. According to api.tennis, this victory sent the 11th seed on to the next round of the draw.
How the match unfolded
In the opening set, Shnaider immediately took control of the scoreline and did not allow Tjen to make a move on the games. In the second set, the Russian's lead became smaller, but she kept the margin through to the end of the set and closed out the match without a deciding set.
The ranking numbers underlined the difference in status before the match: according to rank.tennis, Shnaider is No. 13 with 2588 points, while Tjen is No. 48 with 1100 points. In the Beijing draw, Shnaider is competing as the 11th seed.
For Tjen, this was her second match at the tournament: in the round of 128, she beat Angelina Kalinina 2-6 7-5 6-4. In the head-to-head, according to api.tennis, the score is now 1-0 in Shnaider's favor.