Li A. beat Ružić A. 7-5, 6-1 at the US Open, securing a straight-sets win after a hard-fought opening set that featured five breaks of serve.
Ružić broke early for 2-1 and again for 3-2, but Li answered both times before taking charge with a break at 5-5 and another to close the set 7-5. Li carried that momentum into the second set, breaking twice — at 2-0 and 5-1 — while saving the only break point she faced.
Li won the match by dominating on return, converting 5 of 12 break chances to Ružić's 2 of 5, and she saved 2 of 4 break points. She also won 32 return points to Ružić's 23 and struck 3 aces to 1.