Świątek Escapes Vekić as Gauff Pulls Away From Sun in Beijing

Iga Świątek rallied from a set and 5–2 down against Donna Vekić, and Coco Gauff pulled away from 16-year-old Sun Xinran as Monday’s China Open third round closed in Beijing. Zheng Qinwen also survived a deciding set, keeping the home wild card alive in a top half that has already lost top seed Elena Rybakina.

Świątek beat Vekić 4–6, 7–6(0), 6–2 in 2 hours 40 minutes after changing the direction and aggression of her groundstrokes. With the match slipping away in the second set, she fought back to 6–6 and then swept the tiebreak 7–0. An exchange of breaks opened the third before Świątek broke for 3–2 and carried that advantage through the finish.