Angelique Kerber defeated Olga Govortsova 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the Beijing qualifying round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Kerber A. came through in three sets.
Kerber A. and Govortsova O. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kerber A. went 2–5 (29%) against them, Govortsova O. 0–3 (0%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Hard: Kerber A. leads 3–0 · Clay: Govortsova O. leads 1–0