On October 8, the first round of the WTA1000 Wuhan Open tennis tournament continued. Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai played against Putintseva. Zhang Shuai, who regained her form at the China Open, failed to go further at the Wuhan Open, losing two sets in a row 4-6/4-6 and suffering a first-round tour at the Wuhan Open.
World Ranking:
Putintseva is ranked 32nd in the world and Zhang Shuai is ranked 250th in the world.
Engagement Log:
Zhang Shuai and Putintseva have played each other a total of six times before, losing the last four meetings between the two sides in six games.
Contest Recap:
In the fifth game of the first set, Zhang Shuai lost his serve and fell behind Putintseva 2-3. In the seventh game, Zhang Shuai lost the service game again, and Putintseva led 5-2 into the service game. Then Zhang Shuai broke the belt and chased the game score to 4-5. Putintseva didn't waste her second service game and Zhang Shuai lost the first set 4-6.
In the second set, Zhang Shuai was broken by his opponent as soon as he came up, and fell behind 0-2 after losing two games in a row. In the 10th game, Putintseva successfully held serve in the service game, and Zhang Shuai lost the second set 4-6.
Next round opponents:
Putintseva, who made it to the second round, will face 15th seed Vekic across the net for a place in the round of 16.