Shuai Zhang ends 24 matches losing streak after winning at the China Open - Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats

By winning her first round at the Beijing Open on Wednesday, the former world 22nd player Shuai Zhang put an end to an incredible run of 24 (!) consecutive defeats.

The Chinese player, who had not won the WTA circuit since January 2023, defeated Ireland's McCartney Kessler at the WTA 1000 in Beijing.

Shuai Zhang ends 24 matches losing streak after winning at the China Open - Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats

Shuai Zhang, the two-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, finally ended a 603-day run of 24 straight WTA singles losses. China’s Zhang had not won a singles match between February 2023 and September of this year; her most recent triumph came against Madison Brengle. Zhang had a run of sixteen consecutive defeats before taking a six-month break and then losing eight more matches. Madeleine Pegel lost her first 29 matches over a four-year span bet…

Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai defeated McCartney Kessler twice 7:6 in the opening round of the tournament in Beijing and received her first victory after a series of 24 defeats. The former 22nd player in the world won after 603 days and in the second round she will face another American, Emma Navarro.

The Chinese Zhang Shuai, who had lost 24 in a row and had not won since January 2023, ended this series on Wednesday by winning (7-6 [5], 7-6 [1]) against the American McCartney Kessler in the first round of the WTA 1000 in Beijing.