Daria Snigur vs Katarzyna Kawa — R128 — China Open

Daria Snigur came from a set down to beat Polish qualifier Katarzyna Kawa in the first round of the China Open. The two traded 12 breaks of serve, six apiece, over 2 hours and 14 minutes. Snigur is a Ukrainian who had climbed from WTA No. 149 at the start of the season to No. 46. The betting market made her an 84 percent favorite. Ranked 133rd, Kawa broke twice for a 3-0 lead and converted three of her four break points to take the opening set. Snigur broke in the first game of the second set. Kawa broke back for 2-2 but failed to convert her other four break points in the set. Snigur's second break, in game 9, gave her a 5-4 lead that she served out. The deciding set had five breaks. Kawa broke for 2-0, and Snigur replied with breaks in games 5 and 7 to lead 4-3. Kawa converted both of her break points in the set, but Snigur broke a third time in game 11 and then closed out the match. Across the match, Kawa won only 16 of her 37 second-serve points and double-faulted five times, three of them in the final set. It was Snigur's first win since Cincinnati in mid-August, and it ended a two-match losing run.