Overview

• Defending champion Gauff recovered from a set down to win 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 and move into the last eight in Beijing.
• A second-set changeover turned heated as Bencic complained that Gauff’s box was cheering before serves and accused them of “mind games,” prompting Gauff to ask for respect toward her team.
• Reporters noted a largely quiet, sparsely attended stadium that made bench chatter conspicuous and contributed to the on-court tension.
• Bencic double-faulted on set point in the tiebreak and threw her racquet, after which Gauff broke early in the decider and closed out the match.
• Gauff will face Germany’s Eva Lys next, and OptaAce reports she is the third-youngest to reach 20 WTA 1000/Tier 1 quarterfinals, behind Martina Hingis and Maria Sharapova.