Overview
- Jessica Pegula edged Hailey Baptiste 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (6), converting her seventh match point to reach the third round and set up a meeting with Ekaterina Alexandrova.
- Aryna Sabalenka rallied past Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to preserve her perfect Wuhan main‑draw record at 18-0 and book a round‑of‑16 match against Liudmila Samsonova.
- Coco Gauff needed 51 minutes to defeat Moyuka Uchijima 6-1, 6-0 and will face Chinese wildcard Zhang Shuai in the next round.
- Heat affected play, with Karolina Muchova retiring while trailing Magdalena Frech 7-6 (1), 4-1 after on‑court checks of her vitals.
- Amanda Anisimova withdrew with a left calf injury after her Beijing title, while Liudmila Samsonova beat Sofia Kenin and Katerina Siniakova defeated Maya Joint to advance.