Yulia Putintseva vs Diana Shnaider — Round of 32 — Ningbo Open. Shnaider won 7-5, 7-6.

No. 6 seed Diana Shnaider reached the round of 16 at the Ningbo Open with a 7-5, 7-6(4) win over qualifier Yulia Putintseva. The match lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes. Putintseva, ranked WTA No. 79 against Shnaider's No. 13, won more points overall, 94 to 92. The first set had seven breaks of serve. Shnaider made 33 unforced errors in that set alone. She also hit 16 winners and converted four of 13 break points to take it 7-5. The second set was cleaner from both players. Putintseva won 73 percent of her first-serve points, and the set went to a tiebreak, which Shnaider won 7-4. Putintseva saved one match point in the match. Second serves were one of the clearer gaps. Shnaider won 42 percent of her second-serve points, compared with 32 percent for Putintseva. Shnaider finished with 31 winners and 49 unforced errors, against Putintseva's 18 and 20.