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 overcame an early 4-2 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, as the pair renew their rivalry after Zheng defeated the Russian in the 2024 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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BEIJING (AP) — Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva will face local favorite Zheng Qinwen in the final of the Chinese Open after both players won their respective semifinal matches on Saturday.
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Qinwen Zheng, Mirra Andreeva to meet in Beijing final
Home favorite Qinwen Zheng and fourth-seeded Mirra Andreeva of Russia will be chasing history when they meet Sunday in the final at the China Open in Beijing. Zheng is looking to become the first Chinese player to win the WTA 1000 tournament, and the 19-year-old Andreeva can become the youngest China Open champion since Agnes
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 [...]
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