Putintseva took the first set 7-5 and was leading 2-1 in the second when Ruse, the fifth seeded qualifier, retired from the match. The final set score remained 2-0 in favor of Putintseva, according to api.tennis.
According to rank.tennis, Putintseva sits at number 80 in the rankings with 904 points, while Ruse is at number 57 with 1033 points. This was the players' only head-to-head meeting, and it went to Putintseva.