On October 3, the 1/4 finals of the China Open women's singles were held. The tournament's fourth seed, Gauff, will face the big dark horse Starododuzeva, who broke through from the qualifying round. The two sides played three sets in this match, Gauff lost one set and then chased two sets in a row to achieve a reversal, knocking out his opponent 2-6/6-2/6-2, breaking into the semi-finals of the China Open for two consecutive years, and reaching the semi-finals of the 1000 tournament for the seventh time in his career.
World Ranking:
Gauff is ranked 6th in the world and Starodubtseva is ranked 115th in the world.
Engagement Log:
The two have never played each other before, and this is the first time the two sides have met.
Contest Recap:
In the first set, Starodubtseva broke serve as soon as she came up, and in the fifth game she broke Gauff's serve to take a 4-1 lead. Gauff broke back in the sixth game, but then Starodubtseva broke back-to-back to win the first set 6-2.
In the fourth game of the second set, Gauff broke first and took a 3-1 lead. In the eighth game, Gauff broke again in the opponent's inevitable game to take the match to the deciding set 6-2.
In the deciding set, Gauff broke first in the second game and started 3-0 in three consecutive games. In the eighth game, Gauff broke again in a game where his opponent had no way back and won the deciding set 6-2.
Next round opponents:
Gauff, who successfully reached the semi-finals, will face Spain's Badosa across the net, and the two sides have met five times before, with Badosa leading Gauff 3-2.