Richard Gasquet defeated Bernard Tomic 7-6 6-4 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Richard Gasquet came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Richard Gasquet extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Gasquet R. took it in straight sets.
Gasquet R. and Tomic B. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Gasquet R. went 4–3 (57%) against them, Tomic B. 2–5 (29%). Gasquet R. came out better against 2 of 5 comparable opponents, Tomic B. against 0.
Hard: Gasquet R. leads 3–0 · Grass: Tomic B. leads 1–0