Jelena Ostapenko vs Belinda Bencic — Round of 32 — Ningbo Open. Bencic won 6-3, 1-1. Ostapenko retired.

Belinda Bencic advanced from the round of 32 at the Ningbo Open when Jelena Ostapenko retired after 65 minutes. Play stopped at 6-3, 1-1 in Bencic's favor. Bencic, the fifth seed and WTA No. 12, converted two of her three break points in the opening set. Ostapenko, WTA No. 34, had six chances on Bencic's serve in that set but converted only one. Neither player faced a break point in the second set before the stoppage. Ostapenko landed 42 percent of her first serves and hit seven double faults to Bencic's three, including three in the second set.