Machac edges Hanfmann in Beijing qualifying, 7-6 6-7 6-4

Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic defeated Germany's Yannick Hanfmann 7-6 6-7 6-4 in the qualifying semifinals of the ATP 500 hard-court event in Beijing. Machac's serve record showed 14 aces against a single double fault, with 49.0 percent of his first serves landing in, 76.5 percent of those first-serve points won and 67.9 percent behind the second delivery. He faced two break points and saved none. Hanfmann struck 22 aces with three double faults, put 65.3 percent of first serves in and won 71.6 percent of those points, alongside 48.8 percent on second serve, saving three of the six break points he faced.