Overview
- She won 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 in 3:01, closing the match on her second match point.
- Siegemund, ranked No. 57, is the lone German still competing at the WTA-1000 event in Wuhan.
- Mirra Andrejewa, 18 and ranked No. 5, struggled with double faults and showed visible emotional distress during the match.
- Siegemund’s next opponent will be either Karolina Muchova or Magdalena Frech in the round of 16.
- The victory follows a first-round exit in Beijing and continues a late-career surge that includes a Wimbledon quarterfinal this year.