Uzbekistan's Polina Kudermetova hits a return to China's Ma Yexin during their women's singles match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on September 30, 2026. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images)

Uzbekistan's Polina Kudermetova hits a return to China's Ma Yexin during their women's singles match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on September 30, 2026. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Daria Snigur of Ukraine reacts against Katarzyna Kawa of Poland in the Women's first round on day one of China Open at the National Tennis Center on September 30, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Katarzyna Kawa of Poland reacts against Daria Snigur of Ukraine in the Women's first round on day one of China Open at the National Tennis Center on September 30, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Katarzyna Kawa of Poland plays a forehand against Daria Snigur of Ukraine in the Women's first round on day one of China Open at the National Tennis Center on September 30, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Katarzyna Kawa of Poland plays a forehand against Daria Snigur of Ukraine in the Women's first round on day one of China Open at the National Tennis Center on September 30, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Katarzyna Kawa of Poland plays a forehand against Daria Snigur of Ukraine in the Women's first round on day one of China Open at the National Tennis Center on September 30, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Daria Snigur of Ukraine plays a backhand against Katarzyna Kawa of Poland in the Women's first round on day one of China Open at the National Tennis Center on September 30, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)