Hontama beats Burrage 2-6 6-1 6-2 in Beijing qualifying

Mai Hontama of Japan defeated Britain's Jodie Burrage 2-6 6-1 6-2 in the qualifying final at the WTA 1000 event in Beijing, played on hard courts. Hontama landed 73.7 percent of her first serves, winning 62.5 percent of those points and 60.0 percent behind her second delivery, with one ace against two double faults. She faced nine break points and saved seven, a rate of 77.8 percent. Burrage struck three aces but recorded nine double faults, put 58.9 percent of first serves in, won 40.5 percent of second-serve points, and saved 10 of the 14 break points she faced.