
Belgian tennis player Elise Mertens defeated Poland's Iga Szwiatek in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing with a score of 7:6, 6:3 and reached the semifinals of the competition.
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The WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing has a prize fund of more than $9.4 million.
Belgian Elise Mertens beat Poland's Iga Szwiatek in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Beijing.
Mertens (19th racket of the world) beat Schwiatek (9) with a score of 7:6 (7:0), 6:3.
Belgian Elise Mertens beat Poland's Iga Szwiatek in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Beijing, the prize fund of which exceeds $9.4 million.
Mertens (19th racket of the world) beat Schwiatek (9) with a score of 7:6 (7:0), 6:3. The tennis players spent 1 hour and 50 minutes on the court.
In the semi-finals, Mertens will play against Chinese Zheng Qingwen (54).
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Mertens will play Zheng Qingwen in the semi-finals.
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