Yaneva beat Yuan 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 in Warsaw, recovering from a tight opening set with a dominant second. That was the turning point: Yaneva won all six games in the second set, breaking Yuan three times.
Yuan looked sharper in the first set, converting breaks at 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6; Yaneva replied at 3-3 and 4-4 but could not deny Yuan the set. Yaneva then broke at 2-0, 4-0 and 6-0 in the second, and in the decider she broke at 2-0 and at 6-2 to finish the match.
Yaneva's nine-game run was the standout number. She also finished with 87 points to Yuan's 69, six breaks to three, and saved four of seven break points faced.