Zheng Qinwen becomes first Chinese player to win China Open tennis title

Olympic tennis champion Zheng Qinwen beat Russia’s Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 to win the China Open in Beijing on Sunday.
She is the first Chinese player to win the tennis tournament since it began in 2004, and entered this year as a wildcard.
Ranked 54th after elbow surgery in 2025, it is her first title in nearly two years and her first at WTA 1000 level.
Andreeva, the 19-year-old French Open champion, will rise to a career-high world number three after the final.

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