Zheng Qinwen Beats Andreeva, Wins China Open
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 defeated Russian Mirra Andreeva in the final of the Masters Series tournament in Beijing, becoming the first Chinese woman to win a domestic tournament.
World number five Mirra Andereeva faced 54th ranked Zheng Qinwen in the final. Then the home player roared and took home the WTA tournament. – Incredible feeling, says Zheng.
Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng won the WTA 1000 tournament title in Beijing. In the final, the Chinese defeated fourth seed Mira Andreeva 7:5, 6:4 in 1 hour and 43 minutes. Thus, Zheng became the first Chinese tennis player to triumph in the competition in the Chinese capital, which has a prize fund of 9.4 million dollars. For the 24-year-old athlete, this is the first title in the WTA 1000 series and the first trophy of the year. Zheng saved thr…
Currently 'founded' in 54th place in the ranking, the Chinese made history by becoming the first local tennis player to win the Beijing tournament.
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