Xiyu Wang beat compatriot Xinyu Wang 6-2 6-0 in the round of 64 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan. The event is being played on hard courts, with a prize fund of $4.1 million. The victory put Xiyu Wang through to the next round; her other matches at the tournament are still ahead.
A set that set the tone, and a repeat in the next
Xiyu Wang won the first set 6-2. Xinyu Wang did not win a single game in the second, bringing the match to a close. According to api.tennis, neither player was seeded in the tournament.
The rankings favored the lower-ranked player in this matchup. According to rank.tennis, Xiyu Wang is ranked 81st with 899 points, while Xinyu Wang is 39th with 1,288 points. Before Wuhan, Xinyu Wang lost to Sonay Kartal in Beijing (3-6 2-6) and to Tatyana Prozorova in the Singapore quarterfinals (6-3 5-7 4-6).
Xiyu Wang now leads their head-to-head 3-0. She won 6-3 6-2 in 2019, then took a three-set match 6-3 3-6 7-6(2) in 2024; today's match was the third in the series.