Overview

• Świątek defeated 13th seed Belinda Bencic 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 to advance at the WTA 1000 event in Wuhan.
• She overturned deficits in both sets, breaking back at 5-4 to force and dominate the first-set tiebreak and recovering from 0-2 down in the second.
• The decisive second-set break came in the seventh game, and she closed the match on her third match point.
• The match ran over two hours, and Świątek said she felt strong support from the Chinese crowd.
• Coverage notes her prior wins over Paolini, including a 6-2, 6-1 result in the 2024 Roland Garros final, and Ubitennis reported the victory as her 125th WTA 1000 win of the season.