2026 China Tennis Open: Zheng Qinwen advanced to the top 16 with three consecutive victories, and Djokovic reached the final for the seventh time

China News Service, Beijing, October 6 (Liu Mengqing) The 2026 China Tennis Open will continue on the 5th at the National Tennis Center. In the women's singles arena, Chinese player Zheng Qinwen fought hard in three sets and defeated the 18th seed, Czech player Buzkova with a total score of 2:1. She won three consecutive victories at this year's China Open and advanced to the top 16. In the men's singles field, No. 6 seed and six-time tournament champion Djokovic defeated No. 3 seed Medvedev and advanced to the China Open final for the seventh time.

In the women's competition, Zheng Qinwen faced off against Buzkova. The two sides fought to a tiebreaker in the first set, and Zheng Qinwen won the first victory with 7:6(3). In the second set, Buzkova grabbed a key break and regained the set at 6:4. The two sides battled all the way to a 5:5 tie in the final set. Zheng Qinwen successfully broke serve in the crucial 12th game and sealed the victory at 7:5. In the next round, Zheng Qinwen will face the dark horse player Chalayeva who eliminated the top seed Rybakina.

Sun Xinran, a 16-year-old Chinese teenager and the new US Open youth women's singles champion, lost to the former tournament champion and No. 3 seed Gauff 5:7, 1:6, and unfortunately missed the top 16.

The No. 8 seed and former tournament champion Swiatek faced the Paris Olympic silver medalist and Croatian player Vekic in this round. Swiatek lost the first set 4:6, and in the second set he broke Vekic's serve continuously when trailing 2:5, dragging the game into a tie-break and winning 7:0. Finally, he won the deciding set 6:2 and advanced to the top 16.

Armenian player Chalayeva defeated British player Qatar 6:4, 6:1 and entered the top 16 of the China Open for the first time, setting a new personal best record in WTA1000 level events.

In the men's singles semifinals, No. 5 seed De Minaur faced Poland's Hurkacs. De Minaur won the first set 6:4. When leading 3:2 in the second set, Hulkac retired due to injury. De Minaur won and advanced to the China Open men's singles final for the first time in his career.

In the other semi-final, No. 6 seed Djokovic faced No. 3 seed Medvedev. Djokovic took the lead at 7:5. When he led 5:3 in the second set, Medvedev hit the audience with a dead ball and was sentenced to lose. Djokovic advanced to the China Open final for the seventh time, and at the same time refreshed the China Open winning streak to 33 games.

In the men's doubles, the No. 2 seeds, British pair Cash/Glasspool, defeated their opponents 6:1, 7:6(2) and advanced to the final.

On October 6, in the women’s competition, big-seeded players such as Andreeva and Noskova will compete in the top 16. In the women's doubles arena, the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games tennis women's singles silver medalist and Chinese player Zhang Shuai partnered with the Czech star Siniakova to face the Chinese combination Fengshuo/Yuan Yue as the top seed. The men's competition ends tomorrow, and De Minaur will compete with Djokovic for the men's singles championship. In the men's doubles final, the Dutch pair Ahrendts/Pell will face off against Cash/Glaspoor. (over)