Harriet Dart finished a three-hour Beijing opener in the final return game. The LTA’s October 1, 2026 report recorded a 6–2, 6–7(5), 7–5 victory over 17-year-old wild card Qu Yihan.
Dart took the opening set 6–2 but lost the second-set tiebreak 5–7. The decider continued until she established the two-game margin needed to finish, without another tiebreak.
Qu was serving to force a deciding-set tiebreak when Dart broke. That return game completed the 7–5 set and the two-sets-to-one victory.
Dart advanced to face No. 10 seed Iva Jovic. The report identified Jovic as arriving after successfully defending the Guadalajara WTA 500 title, setting up a seeded opponent after Dart’s long opening match.
