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The WTA tournament in Beijing has a prize fund of $9.4 million. Mirra Andreeva will reach third place in the WTA rankings for the first time in her career.
Russian Mirra Andreeva lost to Chinese Zhen Qingwen in the final of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament in Beijing. This was reported by a Lenta.ru correspondent.
The match ended in two games with a score of 7:5, 6:4 in favor of the Chinese athlete. The duration of the meeting was 1 hour and 43 minutes.
The tournament's prize fund was $9.4 million. Thanks to reaching the final, Andreeva will rise to third place in the WTA rankings for the first time in her career. For the 24-year-old Olympic champion from China, this victory was the sixth in her career at WTA tournaments. 19-year-old Andreeva also has six wins.

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Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva lost to Chinese Zheng Qingwen in the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing with a score of 7:5, 6:4. Despite the defeat, Andreeva will rise to third place in the WTA rankings for the first time in her career.