Andrea Lazaro Garcia and Sonay Kartal meet in the first round at Beijing on Thursday. Sonay Kartal comes in at 5 wins from the last ten. Andrea Lazaro Garcia comes in at 5 wins from the last ten.

Kartal's 62.9% behind the first serve (against 59.4% for Garcia) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Kartal should have enough here, though Garcia has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.