Lulu Sun defeated Caty McNally 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Guangzhou tournament on hard court. Sun, the pre-match favourite at 1.66 odds, recovered from a first-set loss to dominate the latter stages, securing the upset-free victory as expected. McNally, priced at 2.2, could not sustain her opening-set momentum and surrendered control in the second and third sets. Sun's comeback performance advances her deeper into the Guangzhou draw and underscores her consistency on hard courts this season.