Nikola Bartunkova beat Sinja Kraus in the round of 16 at the WTA 1000 event in Beijing, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3, and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Kraus answered in the second set
The opening set belonged entirely to Bartunkova: Kraus did not win a single game. However, Nikola was unable to continue the match in the same vein, as Sinja took the next set to level the score. The winner was decided in the final set, where Bartunkova regained the advantage.
According to api.tennis, in the previous rounds Bartunkova defeated Magdalena Frech, 6-2, 6-2, and Aryna Sabalenka, 6-4, 6-3. She finished both matches without dropping a set. Before her match with Nikola, Kraus beat Dayana Yastremska, 6-1, 6-4.