Overview

• The world No. 3 defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4, 6-0 in Beijing to reach the last 32.
• She will face Leylah Fernandez next after the Canadian beat Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-0.
• The victory was reported as her seventh consecutive win at the China Open.
• After a round-of-16 exit to Naomi Osaka in New York, Gauff said her focus is on building for next season.
• She said she is happy to be back in Beijing, noted last year’s visit to the Forbidden City with Carlos Alcaraz, and mentioned plans to do some shopping during this trip.