Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the Zhuhai round robin on hard. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova extended the head-to-head to 6–5.
Pavlyuchenkova A. came through in three sets.
Pavlyuchenkova A. and Kerber A. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pavlyuchenkova A. went 3–5 (38%) against them, Kerber A. 6–8 (43%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 2 better-results split).
Hard: Pavlyuchenkova A. leads 5–2 · Grass: Kerber A. leads 1–0 · Clay: Kerber A. leads 2–0 · Carpet: Pavlyuchenkova A. leads 1–0