Five consecutive wins! Zheng Qinwen returns to China Open semi-finals after two years

On October 9th, Beijing time, in the quarter-finals of the 2026 China Open women's singles, Zheng Qinwen defeated the No. 6 seed and Ukrainian star Svitolina with a total score of 2-0 in straight sets and advanced to the semi-finals. This is also her return to the semifinals of the China Open after two years.

In the first set, Zheng Qinwen quickly entered the state and broke Svitolina three times, taking the lead 6-3!

In the second set, Zheng Qinwen defeated Svitolina 7-6 and finally defeated her opponent with a total score of 2-0 and advanced to the semi-finals.

Zheng Qinwen wins the "touchstone" battle

In today's match, Zheng Qinwen faced her first top-10 opponent at the China Open - Svitolina. The two have no record of playing against each other in the main game before.

In women's tennis, the 32-year-old Svitolina is regarded as the "touchstone" for top players. This season she is firmly in the top ten in the world. This year in Rome (Clay Court 1000), she won three consecutive Grand Slam championships: Rybakina, Swiatek, and Gauff, and won the championship in one fell swoop. As of now, her record against the top ten players in the world in 2026 is 8 wins and 5 losses.

In his first game at the age of 24, Zheng Qinwen faced this powerful rival at home. She withstood the pressure and defeated her opponent 6-3, 7-6, successfully passing this valuable test.

Zheng Qinwen wins five consecutive victories at China Open in 2026

Game review

At this year’s China Open, Zheng Qinwen’s path to promotion was not an easy one.

In the first round, she fought hard for 2 hours and 44 minutes, defeating Chinese player Shi Han, who broke through the qualifying round, 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-2;

In the second round, she faced the No. 15 seed, Kalinskaya of Russia. She lost the tiebreak 4-7 in the first set, but fought back 6-4 in the second set. When leading 3-0 in the final set, her opponent retired due to injury. Zheng Qinwen won the 50th WTA1000 main draw match in his career.

In the third round, she fought fiercely for nearly three hours and defeated the 18th seed, Czech player Buzkova 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-5.

In the fourth round, against the "biggest dark horse" of this tournament, Armenian player Chalayeva, Zheng Qinwen defeated her opponent 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, winning four consecutive three-set matches and reaching the top eight of the 1000 event for the tenth time in her career.

After defeating Svitolina today, Zheng Qinwen tied his best record at the China Open. In this tournament, she won multiple three-set matches in a row, showing great resilience. Zheng Qinwen’s China Open journey is still going on. I look forward to her giving it a try in the semi-finals and aiming for a higher goal!

Come on, Zheng Qinwen!