Garbine Muguruza defeated Anastasija Sevastova 6-7 6-2 7-6 in the Zhuhai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Garbine Muguruza came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Garbine Muguruza extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Muguruza G. came through in three sets.
Muguruza G. and Sevastova A. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Muguruza G. went 7–5 (58%) against them, Sevastova A. 8–6 (57%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 1 better-results split).