Richard Gasquet defeated Florian Mayer 6-3 7-6 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Richard Gasquet came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 16. Richard Gasquet extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Gasquet R. took it in straight sets.
Gasquet R. and Mayer F. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Gasquet R. went 4–5 (44%) against them, Mayer F. 2–8 (20%). Gasquet R. came out better against 3 of 7 comparable opponents, Mayer F. against 1.
Hard: Gasquet R. leads 3–1 · Grass: level 1–1 · Clay: Gasquet R. leads 1–0