Talia Gibson comes off a bittersweet Singapore run and hopes to tide past Aliaksandra Sasnovich in a competitive setting.
Match News and Form
Aliaksandra Sasnovich had an exceptional showing to qualify for the Beijing main draw, having won both matches in straight sets. This is the first time she has won two matches in a row at any level since her Wimbledon qualifying bid as the 32-year-old tries to get back into the top 100.
Talia Gibson fought her way into her maiden WTA final, and in fact her first-ever professional final above W75 level, after surviving two challenging matches in Singapore last week. The Aussie may have put an end to her stagnation, but was unable to beat Leylah Fernandez in the final.
Head to Head
Aliaksandra Sasnovich leads 1-0 after winning their clay-court encounter at WTA 125 Paris in straight sets a few months ago.
Stats and Facts
Aliaksandra Sasnovich is defending third-round points in Beijing, where she also played as a qualifier last year.
Sasnovich beat Daria Kasatkina in Singapore last week for her first top-100 win since the clay swing.
Talia Gibson has already recorded eleven WTA 1000 main-draw wins in the season, mostly in the US.
Gibson has won 15 of 18 meetings with outside-top-100 players on hard courts this year.
Betting Analysis
Talia Gibson struggled to back up her success in Indian Wells and Miami from earlier this season, but has finally got her mojo back in Singapore. She will have the edge in her bid to continue that surge in Asia while meeting an experienced Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
