Han Shi followed a first-set tiebreak win with a 6-0 second set in Ningbo qualifying round two. On October 18, 2026, the qualifying wild card defeated ninth seed Alina Korneeva 7-6(4), 6-0 on Center Court.
Shi converted six of ten break opportunities, taking six of Korneeva’s nine service games. Korneeva converted three of six opportunities in the opposite direction.
Shi won more than half the points against Korneeva’s first serve: twenty-one of forty-one. She also took sixteen of twenty-seven points against the second serve, making the return productive against both deliveries.
On her own first serve, Shi won twenty-two of thirty-two points. She held six of nine service games, compared with Korneeva’s three holds. Both players lost serve, but Shi’s six breaks and the opening tiebreak carried her through in two sets.
