Sawangkaew upsets Yuan; first Thai player in WTA quarterfinal since 2018
Qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew upset No.3 seed Yuan Yue in the Guangzhou Open second round to post her first Top 50 win and reach her first WTA quarterfinal in her third tour-level main draw. Sawangkaew is the first Thai player to reach a WTA quarterfinal since Luksika Kumkhum at Hong Kong 2018.