In the quarterfinals at the China Open on Thursday, Mirra Andreeva (ranked No. 22) meets Qinwen Zheng (No. 7).In her last match on Monday, Andreeva took down Donna Vekic in three sets, 3-6, 6-4,

The two remaining WTA Beijing quarterfinals are played on Friday. Mirra Andreeva will battle the home favorite Qinwen Zheng, while the US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka faces a stiff challenge from Karolina Muchova in the other quarterfinal.

Karolina Muchova snapped U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka's 15-match win streak to shock her 7-6(5) 2-6 6-4 in the China Open quarter-finals on Friday, while Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen beat Mirra Andreeva 5-7 6-0 6-4 to reach the semi-finals.

Mirra Andreeva squares off against Qinwen Zheng in the quarterfinals of the WTA Beijing tournament on 4th October 2024. Ranked 22 in the world, Andreeva is a face for the new generation of tennis stars as she rose through the ranks in rapid time.

Two of the best young talents on the WTA Tour meet in the final quarter-final as 17-year-old Russian prodigy Mirra Andreeva will meet local star Qinwen Zheng for a place in the semi-finals START DATE/TIME: Friday 4th October, 2024, UK – not before 5:15am / US ET – not before 00:15am / Thursday 3rd October, US PT – not before 9:15pm

Karolina Muchova resisted a fightback from number one seed Aryna Sabalenka to win 7-6 (7-5) 2-6 6-4 and reach the semi-finals of the China Open .

Karolina Muchova ended top seed Aryna Sabalenka's 15-match winning run on Friday to set up a China Open semi-final against Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen.

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen of China claimed a 5-7, 6-0, 6-4 victory over Mirra Andreeva, advancing to her first WTA 1000 semifinal on Friday. The 17-year-old Andreeva started strong for a 4-0 lead.