The meeting lasted 1 hour 37 minutes and ended with a score of 6: 3, 7: 5 in favor of the representative of China.

In the second round, Saisai will play with either Canadian Eugenie Bouchard or compatriot Zhu Lin.

Earlier it was reported that Pavlyuchenkova defeated Buyukaksay and reached the second round of the WTA tournament in St. Petersburg.