Top seed Aryna Sabalenka overcame a sluggish start to defeat Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-4, 6-1 and move to the third round of the China Open in Beijing on Saturday.

In the Round of 64 at the China Open on Friday, Aryna Sabalenka (ranked No. 2) meets Mananchaya Sawangkaew (No. 187).Sabalenka’s last match was a win, 7-5, 7-5, over Jessica Pegula on

In her last match on September 7, 2024, Sabalenka won 7-5, 7-5 versus Jessica Pegula in the final of the US Open. In the past two years, this is the first time in which Sabalenka and Sawangkaew have played each other.

There is plenty at stake at the WTA Beijing event with the race for a place at the WTA Finals heating up. On what promises to be an action-packed day in