Wednesday's Wuhan round of 32 pits Belinda Bencic against Sonay Kartal on hard. Belinda Bencic is 7-3 across recent matches. Sonay Kartal is 6-4 across recent matches.

The serve is where this match separates: Bencic has been winning 66.3% of first-serve points to Kartal's 62.6%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. Bencic should have enough here, though Kartal has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.