Caty Mcnally beat Lanlana Tararudee in the second qualifying round at the WTA 1000 event in Wuhan, 6-4 4-6 6-1. The American is seeded 11th, while the Thai was the sixth seed. According to rank.tennis, Tararudee is ranked 60th with 1022 points, while Mcnally is 70th with 958 points. The match was played on hard court, and the tournament has a prize fund of $4.1 million.
The third set decided it
Mcnally took the first set 6-4. Tararudee responded with the same score in the second, winning 6-4 to force a deciding set. The American took control there, winning 6-1 to claim a 2-1 victory in sets. api.tennis has no other match statistics available.
Both players opened their campaigns in Wuhan with wins. Mcnally beat Yue Yuan 6-2 6-3 in the first round. Tararudee defeated Claire Liu 7-6(4) 6-4. Both had suffered losses before that: Mcnally fell to Dayana Yastremska 3-6 4-6 in Beijing, while Tararudee lost to Camila Osorio 3-6 3-6 at the same tournament. Earlier, Tararudee reached the quarterfinals in Seoul, where she lost to Maya Joint 4-6 3-6.