The Asian swing moves to Beijing this week, where the WTA Masters event brings together some intriguing first-round battles. With the season winding down, players are balancing fatigue with the chance to earn valuable ranking points. Hard courts in Beijing often reward clean ball-striking and movement, which could shape the outcome of several matchups in the opening round. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the schedule. But who will advance?

WTA Beijing Day 1 Predictions

Anastasia Sevastova vs Kimberly Birrell

Head-to-Head: first meeting

Sevastova is still working her way back after her time away, but her mix of spins and angles remains as tricky as ever. Birrell, who leans on resilience and counterpunching, has not found much consistent

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