The draw for the China Open in Beijing has been released. This is a Premium Mandatory event, meaning all players are automatically entered.

This is Sara’s part of the draw:

(6) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) – Jie Zheng (China)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spain) – [WC] Lu Jingjing (China)
Agnes Szavay (Hungary)-Alona Bondarenko (Ukraine)
Sara Errani (Italy) – (11) Ana Ivanovic (Serbia)

Sara has played Ivanovic twice before, at Roland Garros and Wimbledon this year. She lost both times, after a close first set.

In doubles Sara teams up with Flavia Pennetta again. In the first round, they will play Jans/Rosolska, from Poland.