Daria Snigur beat Jasmine Paolini in the round of 64 at the WTA 1000 Beijing tournament in Beijing. The hard-court match ended 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2, api.tennis reports.
The match turned after the first set
Paolini took the opening set 6-3. The second set was decided in a tiebreak, with Snigur taking it 7-6(5). After that, the Ukrainian player claimed the third set 6-2.
According to rank.tennis, Snigur is ranked No. 44 with 1144 points. Paolini is seeded No. 14, sits at No. 31 and has 1528 points.
At the tournament in Beijing, Snigur had previously defeated Katerina Kawa, 3-6 6-4 7-5. In head-to-head meetings with Paolini, the score is now 1:0 in Snigur's favor.