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Olympic Champion Zheng Beats Andreeva in China Open Final for First Title Win in 2 Years
Zheng Qinwen beat Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 after returning from an elbow injury and entering the event as a wild card.
- On Sunday, Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win the China Open, defeating French Open winner Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in Beijing.
- The 24-year-old Zheng needed a wildcard entry after missing nearly six months due to an elbow injury on her dominant right arm, which had caused her ranking to plummet.
- During the final, Zheng saved three break points while trailing 5-4 in the first set before securing the break, then served a decisive ace to clinch her first WTA 1000 title.
- This victory marks Zheng's first title in two years, following a stellar 2024 when she reached the Australian Open final and won the Paris Olympics singles title at Roland Garros.
- Despite the straight-sets loss, French Open winner Mirra Andreeva is set to reach a career-high ranking, having competed against the partisan crowd in Beijing.
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Zheng Qinwen has fulfilled her dream of winning home at the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing. On Sunday in the final, the 24-year-old Chinese woman won the Russian favourite Mirra Andreeva after 1:42 hours 7:5,6:4. It was the first title for Zheng at the highest WTA level and she is the first local hero to win this tournament, which has been in existence since 2004. Zheng is also only the fourth player ever to win a WTA 1000 event thanks to a wild…
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The Chinese player won at home on Sunday at the end of a final against Mirra Andreeva.
The 54th world champion in Paris won (7-5, 6-4) in the tournament finals on Sunday against young Russian Mirra Andreeva.
·Paris, France
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- 39% of the sources lean Left, 39% of the sources are Center
39% Center
L 39%
C 39%
R 22%
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