Mirra Andreeva lost to the Olympic champion in the final of the “thousandth” in Beijing
The Russian lost to Zheng Qinwen with a score of 5:7, 4:6. For Andreyeva it was the fifth final this year
The first racket of Russia Mirra Andreeva lost to Chinese Zheng Qinwen in the final of the prestigious WTA-1000 tournament in Beijing with a prize fund of more than $ 9 million.
19-year-old Andreeva lost to the Olympic champion of Paris with a score of 5:7, 4:6.
For Andreyeva, this was the fifth final this season - according to this indicator, she shares the lead in the WTA with Elena Rybakina, Arina Sobolenko and Jessica Pegula.
Andreeva this season won tournaments in Australian Adelaide, Austrian Linz, Roland Garros, and also reached the final of the thousandth in Madrid.
In the new version of the WTA ranking, Andreeva will become the third racket in the world - Russians since the time of Maria Sharapova have not risen so high.
Andreeva and Zheng Qinwen previously met in the WTA only once - in 2024, the Russian lost to her opponent in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Beijing.
Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese woman to win the tournament in Beijing after its relaunch in 2004.
