Iga Swiatek beat Xinyu Gao 6-2, 6-3 in the round of 64 in Beijing. Already leading 3-2 in the first set, Swiatek won the next three games to take it 6-2. In the second, trailing 0-1, she won three straight games to move to 3-1.
In rankings captured on 3 October 2026, Swiatek was ninth and Gao was 244th.