It was the broken servegame match. Petersson broke Williams' serve eight times and was broken six times. Although 39-year-old Venus Williams has a heavier track record with, among other things, seven Grand Slam titles, two ranking players were evenly matched. Venus is ranked 51st and Petersson 59th.
In the next match, it becomes a home player. Either Wang Xinyu or Zhang Shuai. American Sofia Kenin, 16th, is the highest ranked player in the tournament.