Tennis-Home Favourite Zheng Sets up China Open Final Clash with Andreeva
Andreeva reached her second WTA 1000 final of the year with a 6-2, 6-2 win, while Zheng became the first Chinese player in the Beijing final.
- On Saturday in Beijing, Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to reach the China Open final after outplaying Belgian Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-2.
- After recovering from an elbow injury, Zheng entered the tournament as a wildcard and battled through an early deficit against Mertens to dominate the second set.
- Russian 4th seed Mirra Andreeva eased past Nikola Bartunkova 6-2, 6-2 to reach her second WTA final of the year in the other semifinal.
- The final will see Andreeva face home favorite Zheng, renewing their rivalry after Zheng defeated the Russian in the Beijing quarter-finals.
- Chasing her first WTA title on home soil, Zheng remains focused on the championship, while Andreeva said she "tried to be brave no matter what" during her semifinal.
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Tennis-Home favourite Zheng sets up China Open final against Andreeva - Regional Media News
BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - French Open winner Mirra Andreeva will face Olympic champion and home favourite Zheng Qinwen in the China Open final after the Russian fourth seed eased past Nikola Bartunkova and unseeded Zheng overpowered Elise Mertens in Saturday's semi-finals. Zheng, who received [...]
In the late spring of the year, the Olympic champion of the Paris Games was the first player in her country to reach the final of the tournament. From the beginning of the game, Zheng pounded Mertens on his service and constantly attacked her in return to lead 3-0. The Belgian, who had beaten Coco Gauff (4th) and Iga Swiatek (9th) in the previous laps, hung on to debreaker and re-adhesive at 4-4. But she once again lost her play at 6-5 in favour…
Zheng enters China final, Alcaraz wins Shanghai opener
A resurgent Zheng Qinwen charged into the China Open final on Saturday, beating Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-2, and will play Mirra Andreeva for the title at her home tournament. It is another step in the Olympic gold medallist's injury comeback, following a gritty showing at last month's US Open where she reached the quarter-finals. Zheng, a former world number four, had struggled with her form since needing elbow surgery in 2025 and is a wildcard entr…
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