Yexin Ma edges Yufei Ren in Beijing qualifying

Yexin Ma defeated fellow Chinese player Yufei Ren 4-6 6-1 6-3 in the qualifying semifinals of the WTA 1000 event in Beijing, played on hard courts. Ma landed 57.5 percent of her first serves and won 67.4 percent of those points, against 32.4 percent behind her second delivery, with four aces and six double faults. She faced 11 break points and saved six, a rate of 54.5 percent. Ren also struck four aces with two double faults, put 57.0 percent of first serves in and won 53.1 percent of those points, saving five of the 13 break points she faced.