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Russian teenager Andreeva breezes into China Open final

Global Published 10 October 2026, 15:11 · archived 10 Oct 2026

BEIJING: Mirra Andreeva breezed into the China Open final on Saturday, brushing aside Nikola Bartunkova 6-2, 6-2, and will play either home hope Zheng Qinwen or Belgium’s Elise Mertens for the title. “I wanted to play aggressive today,” said the 19-year-old Russian, ranked five in the world. Andreeva raced into a 4-0 lead in the first set in Beijing as 34th-ranked Bartunkova double-faulted twice before giving away the fourth game. The 20-year-old Czech made 20 unforced errors across the 74-minute match and was outplayed by the French Open champion, who sent down 27 winners. Bartunkova saved th...

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