Overview

• World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka rallied past Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in her first match since the US Open, preserving an 18-0 record in Wuhan and setting up a meeting with Liudmila Samsonova.
• Coco Gauff swept Moyuka Uchijima 6-1, 6-0 in 51 minutes, her 18th WTA main-draw win in China since 2023, the most by any player in that span.
• Jessica Pegula edged Hailey Baptiste 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (6), converting her seventh match point to reach the third round against Ekaterina Alexandrova.
• Naomi Osaka exited to Linda Noskova 7-6 (2), 6-3 after failing to convert early chances and dropping the opening-set tiebreak, a day after a three-set comeback over Leylah Fernandez.
• The draw shifted with Beijing champion Amanda Anisimova withdrawing with a left calf issue, while heat contributed to Karolina Muchova retiring during her match.