Yanina Wickmayer defeated Alize Cornet 6-1 7-6 in the Guangzhou quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alize Cornet came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Yanina Wickmayer narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Wickmayer Y. took it in straight sets.
Wickmayer Y. and Cornet A. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Wickmayer Y. went 3–2 (60%) against them, Cornet A. 5–1 (83%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
Hard: Wickmayer Y. leads 2–1 · Clay: Cornet A. leads 2–0
Yanina Wickmayer beat Alize Cornet 6-1 7-6(5). Umpiry, "Yanina Wickmayer vs Alize Cornet — Guangzhou Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2017-09-21/cornet-vs-wickmayer-guangzhou-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 21 September 2017).