2026 China Tennis Open: Sabalenka is upset, Djokovic reverses Zverev and advances to the semi-finals
Quick Look
- The 2026 China Tennis Open continues.
- Women's singles No.
- 2 seed Sabalenka lost 0:2 to No.
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Why It Matters
The 2026 China Tennis Open will be held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing. It is one of the important tennis events of the year.
China News Service, Beijing, October 4 (Liu Mengqing) The 2026 China Tennis Open will continue on the 4th at the National Tennis Center. The women's singles event suffered another upset. Belarusian star and No. 2 seed Sabalenka lost 0:2 to No. 26 seed Bartonkova. The top two seeds in women's singles at this year's China Open have both been eliminated. In the men's singles arena, No. 6 seed Djokovic reversed course and defeated top seed Zverev to advance to the semi-finals.
In the third round of women's singles, Sabalenka faced off against the 20-year-old Czech teenager Bartonkova. In this campaign, Sabalenka was in a sluggish state, losing two sets in a row, 4:6 and 3:6, and unexpectedly stopped in the top 32. This is the first time in Bartonkova's career that she has defeated a top five player in the world. Following yesterday's top seed Rybakina's elimination, the top two seeds in this year's China Open women's singles were both eliminated.
No. 4 seed and new French Open champion Andreeva faced Russian player Kudermetova. After a slow start, Andreeva fell behind 2:4 at one point. She then adjusted in time and won 10 of the next 11 games. Finally, she defeated her opponent 6:4, 6:1 and successfully advanced to the top 16. Noskova, the No. 5 seed and runner-up last year, swept Swiss player Golubic 2-0 and advanced easily.
In the women's doubles, Chinese combination Tang Qianhui/Xu Yifan faced off against No. 2 seeds Dabrowski/Stephanie. The Chinese team lost two sets in a row and stopped in the first round of women's doubles.
In the men's singles quarter-finals, Zverev, the top seed and double champion of this year's French Open and US Open, faced off against Djokovic, the sixth seed and six-time tournament champion. In this focus match, Djokovic lost the first set at 4:6 and won two sets in a row with 6:4 and 6:4, reversing the situation and advancing to the semi-finals. At the same time, he won 32 consecutive victories at the China Open.
No. 3 seed Medvedev defeated Argentina's Cerundolo 7:6(4), 6:3 to advance to the men's singles semifinals.
In the men's doubles semi-finals, Chinese player Shang Juncheng partnered with Kazakhstan's Bublik. They lost two sets in a row, 4:6, 4:6, and lost to the Dutch combination of Ahrendts/Pell and missed the men's doubles final.
On October 5, in the women's singles arena, Zheng Qinwen will face the No. 18 seed, Czech player Bouzkova, to reach the top 16 of the women's singles; Sun Xinran, the new US Open junior women's singles champion, will challenge the former tournament champion and No. 3 seed Gauff. The men's singles semi-finals begin, with Medvedev facing off against Djokovic, and the other between Hurkacs and De Minaur. (over)
What to Watch
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Djokovic will face Medvedev in men's singles semifinals
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Zheng Qinwen will face No. 18 seed Buzkova in the women's singles on October 5
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Sun Xinran will challenge former tournament champion and No. 3 seed Gauff
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Open Questions
- What is the specific reason for Sabalenka's sluggish state?
- Can Bartonkova maintain her good form in subsequent games?
- Can Djokovic continue his winning streak and win the championship?
