Polona Hercog defeated Greta Arn 6-3 3-6 6-0 in the Beijing qualifying round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Polona Hercog came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Hercog P. came through in three sets.
Hercog P. and Arn G. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Hercog P. went 0–3 (0%) against them, Arn G. 1–2 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.