Daria Kasatkina def. Mayar Sherif — Round of 64, China Open 2023

What decided it

• Sherif won more points, 106 to 103
• Kasatkina broke 3 times from 12 chances, Sherif 4 from 8
• The third set went to a tiebreak, Kasatkina took it 10–8
• Kasatkina came back from a set down