Zheng Qingwen beat Svitolina in the quarterfinals of the tournament

Chinese tennis player Zheng Qingwen (world number 54) beat world number seven Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing with a score of 6:3, 7:6 (8:6). Sports.ru reports this.

The meeting lasted one hour and 47 minutes. In the second set, Svitolina leveled the score, but the Chinese woman won the tiebreaker - 8:6.

In the semi-finals, Zheng will play with the winner of the pair Iga Szwiatek (Poland) - Elise Mertens (Belgium). The tournament's prize fund is $9.4 million. The competition ends on October 11.

For Zheng, this is the second victory over a top-10 representative of the season and the fourth semifinal of a WTA 1000 level tournament in her career. The Chinese woman reached the semi-finals of this level for the first time since June 2025. Last year, the tennis player underwent surgery on her arm and missed about six months. In September 2026, Zheng reached the quarterfinals of the US Open, making it into the main draw through qualifying.