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·Masters·HardMarie Bouzkova defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 6-4 — China Open 2026 R64.
Marie Bouzkova and Kimberly Birrell: Marie Bouzkova leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
Marie Bouzkova, the No. 18 seed, began her China Open by ending Kimberly Birrell's six-match winning streak with a 6-4, 6-4 second-round win. Birrell is an Australian who started the season at WTA No. 106. She came in at No. 41 after winning the Korea Open title the previous week. In this match, each player had six break points. Bouzkova converted five and Birrell three. Birrell led by a break in both sets. She broke in game 3 of the first set to go ahead 2-1. Bouzkova broke back in game 8 for 4-4 and went on to win the set. In the second, Bouzkova broke for 2-0, but Birrell broke in games 5 and 7 to lead 4-3. Bouzkova again broke back in game 8 to level the set at 4-4. She broke again in game 10 to close out the match.