China Open Comprehensive: Zheng Qinwen returns to the women’s singles quarterfinals and Zhang Shuai advances to the women’s doubles quarterfinals

China News Service, Beijing, October 7 (Reporter Guo Xuan) The 2026 China Tennis Open continued at the Beijing National Tennis Center on the 7th. Chinese player Zheng Qinwen, who participated as a wild card, defeated Armenian player Charayeva after a hard three sets and returned to the women’s singles quarterfinals. Chinese player Zhang Shuai partnered with Czech player Siniakova to advance to the women’s doubles quarterfinals.

Chalayeva is currently ranked 118th in the world. She caused a big upset at this year’s China Open. She defeated world number one and three-time Grand Slam champion Rybakina in the second round of women’s singles. Then she defeated British player Qatar in straight sets in the third round and reached the top 16 of the Women’s Tennis Players Association (WTA) 1000 singles competition for the first time in her career.

In this game, Zheng Qinwen quickly entered the state, breaking and holding at the beginning to take a 2:0 lead. After that, she broke serve twice and won 6:1. The trend of the second set was opposite to that of the first set. Zheng Qinwen’s serving condition declined and errors increased. Chalayeva improved the quality of her serve, broke serve twice, and evened the score at 6:2.

On October 7, in the fourth round of the women’s singles match at the 2026 China Tennis Open held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, Chinese player Zheng Qinwen won and advanced to the quarterfinals. The picture shows Zheng Qinwen in the game. Photo by China News Service reporter Tian Yuhao

In the deciding set, Zheng Qinwen took the lead in breaking serve in the fourth game and once led 4:1. Chalayeva broke Zheng Qinwen’s serve to win the game in the ninth game and chased the score to 4:5. However, Zheng Qinwen then broke back and sealed the victory with 6:4, advancing to the quarterfinals of the China Open women’s singles for the second time after 2024.

That day was the last day that Zheng Qinwen turned 23. After the game, the audience sent her birthday wishes. At this China Open, Zheng Qinwen has experienced many three-set battles. In this regard, she admitted that her body was not in the best condition, but she still gritted her teeth and persisted. “I need to work out how to stay consistent and focused for a long time, but I’m pretty good in terms of endurance.”