Sorana Cirstea defeated Caroline Dolehide 6–2, 6–3 in the first round of the WTA 1000 event in Beijing on hard court. Cirstea, the pre-match favourite at 1.27 odds, delivered a dominant performance to justify her seeding, breaking down Dolehide's resistance with controlled tennis across both sets. Dolehide, despite entering as an underdog at 4.1 odds, struggled to establish any sustained pressure against her opponent's composed baseline game. The Romanian's convincing victory advances her to the second round and underscores her continued form on the Asian hard-court swing.