07:45 CET - Good morning and welcome back to our live coverage of the Asian swing! There are no results to bring you overnight but Iga Swiatek is closing in on the first set against Iva Jovic as the Pole looks to secue her spot in the Beijing quarter-finals.
Following the conclusion from that match is world number four and third seed Coco Gauff who takes on Belgium's Elise Mertens. Gauff hasn't been playing her best tennis in Beijing but will be hoping to contiune to build into the tournament and will fancy her chances of seucring her place in the quarter-finals.