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The WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing has a prize fund of $9.415 million. Zheng Qingwen is an Olympic champion in Paris.
Chinese tennis player Zheng Qingwen reached the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, beating Belgian Elise Mertens in the semi-finals with a score of 7:5, 6:2. Match TV reports this.
The match lasted one hour and 33 minutes. Zheng served eight times and converted four of her six break points. Mertens successfully capitalized on one of two break points.
In the final, the 24-year-old Chinese woman will play against Russian Mirra Andreeva. The meeting will take place on Sunday, October 11.
Mertens is ranked 19th in the WTA rankings, Andreeva is fifth, Zheng is 54th. The tournament's prize fund is $9.415 million.
Previously, the tennis players met in the quarterfinals of the same tournament in 2024. Then Zheng won with a score of 5:7, 6:0, 6:4. The Chinese woman is a Paris Olympic singles champion, winner of five WTA tournaments and a finalist at the 2024 Australian Open. For Andreeva, this is the ninth WTA tournament final in her career.
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The final match between Zheng Qingwen and Mirra Andreeva will take place on October 11.
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