Tuesday's Guangzhou round of 32 pits Anastasia Zakharova against Magda Linette on hard. Magda Linette comes in at 2 wins from the last ten. Anastasia Zakharova limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 3 wins in 10.

Hold strength tells the story — 63.3% versus 59.1% on first-serve points in Linette's favor. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Linette fractionally more likely to land the big points.