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Elise Mertens Beats Iga Swiatek to Set up Semifinal Against Zheng Qinwen in China Open
Mertens earned her first WTA 1000 semifinal since 2021 after beating former champion Iga Swiatek in straight sets and setting up a meeting with Zheng Qinwen.
- On Friday, Belgian Elise Mertens defeated Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-6, 6-3 in the China Open quarterfinals in Beijing. The victory advances the 30-year-old to her first WTA 1000 semifinal since 2021.
- Mertens' impressive run in Beijing includes back-to-back victories over Grand Slam champions. Before defeating Swiatek, the Belgian eliminated American third seed Coco Gauff and Jelena Ostapenko.
- Dominating the opening-set tiebreak without dropping a point, Mertens completed the match in 1 hour and 50 minutes. She won straight sets, advancing to just her third WTA 1000 semifinal of her career.
- Mertens faces Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen in the semifinals after the Chinese champion defeated Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6 earlier on Friday. The matchup sets a high-stakes challenge for both competitors.
- Zheng's victory marks her fourth career WTA 1000 semifinal and her third on Chinese soil, following appearances in Beijing and Wuhan in 2024. She told reporters, "I'm just happy to have a lot of winners during the match, and at the end, be brave in important moments.
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Independent EspañolBEIJING (AP) — Elise Mertens won on Friday 7-6 (0), 6-3 to Iga Swiatek to secure a spot in the semifinals of the Chinese Open.
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Iga Swiatek’s Perfect Record Falls As Elise Mertens Derails Pole’s WTA Finals Charge After China Open Win
Iga Swiatek has built a reputation for handing out bagels. She needed only 57 minutes for her 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova in the 2025 Wimbledon final, and it was the first double bagel in a Wimbledon final since 1911. She has won 33 6-0 sets at the Grand Slams, and 39 at the […]
·Lewes, United States
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Former women's tennis world number one Iga Swiatek (WTA 9th) lost to Belgian Elise Mertens (WTA 19th) 6:7 (0:7), 3:6 in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing.
·Tallinn, Estonia
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