The opening day of the WTA China Open is packed with 16 first-round matches . One of those will be an interesting battle between Ashlyn Krueger and former Top 10 player Maria Sakkari. Who will advance to the next round?

WTA Beijing Day 1 Predictions

McCartney Kessler vs Han Shi

Head-to-head: first meeting

Kessler didn’t play a single minute in the U.S.A’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals campaign where they lost to Italy in the final. Her last competitive match was nearly a month ago when she lost to Marketa Vondrousova at the US Open. But she has a harmless opening match in Beijing at least on paper taking on home wild card Han Shi. Both players have never won a main draw match at the China Open, but Kessler is primed to do so this week.

Prediction: Kessler in 2

Katie Volynets vs Peyt

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