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Mertens Stuns Swiatek in Beijing, Sets up China Open Semi-Final with Zheng

The 30-year-old Belgian, ranked 19th, beat Grand Slam champions in successive matches to reach her third WTA 1000 semi-final and first since 2021.

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The 19th World Championship won 7-6 (7/0) 6-3 against the winner of the 2023 edition of the tournament, who missed a great opportunity to catch up with her rivals in the qualifying race for the Masters de fin de saison at Indian Wells (8-15 November). At 30 years old, the native of Leuven will play the semifinals in singles on Saturday, against Chinese Zheng Qinwen (54'), and in doubles alongside Russian Diana Shnaider. She had not reached the l…

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Nothing seems to stop Elise Mertens who drove off her American road, then the Pole on Friday.

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Beijing, 9 Oct (EFE).- The Belgian Elise Mertens (n.19) defeated this Friday the Polish Iga Swiatek (n.9), champion in 2023 and eighth favorite, by 7-6(0) and 6-3 and reached the semifinals of the Chinese Open, after having also eliminated the American Coco Gauff (n.4).In an hour and 50 minutes above the [...] The Mertens entrance stops Swiatek and is quoted with Zheng in semifinals of the Chinese Open in Beijing was first published in HolaNews.

Elise Mertens continued her impressive performance at the Beijing tournament after pulling off a big surprise and beating No. 8 seed Iga Schwontek 7-6 (0), 6-3. The Belgian achieved the clear victory after 1 hour and 50 minutes of play, thus securing her first China Open semifinal berth in her career.

Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek (9 WTA, favorite no....

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WTA Tennis broke the news in Saint Petersburg, United States on Friday, October 9, 2026.
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