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Zheng Qinwen beats Mirra Andreeva to win China Open
Zheng Qinwen beat Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in the China Open final in Beijing on Sunday.
The win made Zheng the first Chinese player to claim this WTA 1000 title.
She had returned from an elbow injury that kept her out for nearly six months, entered the tournament as a wildcard and beat five seeded players.
The crowd strongly supported Zheng during the final.
Andreeva joked in her on-court interview that she had hoped to hear fans call her “Xiao Mi La,” a nickname used during her run in Beijing.
In a later press conference, she thanked the fans who cheered for her and said the support was hard to compare with Zheng’s that day.
Zheng Qinwen beat Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 to win the China Open final in Beijing on Sunday.
Zheng became the first Chinese player to win the WTA 1000 event.
The Olympic champion was a wildcard after being out for nearly six months with an elbow injury.
She beat five seeded players on her way to the title.
Andreeva said the crowd’s support was harder to compare on final day, when fans strongly backed Zheng.
- Who
- Zheng Qinwen beat Mirra Andreeva in the final.
- What
- Zheng won the China Open, a WTA 1000 event.
- When
- Sunday; the article was published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Beijing, China.
- Why
- The match decided the China Open title.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I thought maybe today I would hear one Xiao Mi La but, no
it’s kind of hard to compare the support, especially today.
Zheng had been out with an elbow injury.
Zheng beat five seeded players.
Zheng beat Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in the final.
- Final score
- Zheng Qinwen beat Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4
- Event
- China Open, a WTA 1000 tournament
- Location
- Beijing
- Historic win
- First Chinese player to win the event
- Tournament entry
- Zheng was a wildcard
- Seeds beaten
- Five
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