Zheng Qinwen

Zheng double-faulted on the first point but crawled her way out from a 0-2 deficit and fell onto her back victorious after winning her second match point

Injuries and a default meant both the semi-finals and the final in Beijing ended in walkovers, a state of affairs summing up how tennis faces a reckoning with its bloated and brutal calendar

Coco Gauff loses after citing an 'insane' wave of racist abuse following previous match in Beijing

That was two-time Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff's verdict on China's 16-year-old Sun Xinran after their third-round meeting at the 2026 China Open ended 7-5, 6-1

Aussie tennis star Alex de Minaur advances to the China Open semi finals after beating Andrey Rublev

Zheng Qinwen begins her China Open campaign on Friday confident she can recapture the form that made her among the best women’s players in the world, despite the pressures that come from trying to win at home

31, who has Filipino roots through her mother's side of the family, advanced to her first tour-level semifinal of the season with the win

During last year’s North American hardcourt swing, Rybakina fell out of the top 10 and she was struggling badly with her health and game

US Open: Sabalenka finds her fight when it matters most against Noskova

The home hope’s 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 triumph at Arthur Ashe Stadium was a rare bright spot for the New York crowd, who had earlier watched China’s Zheng Qinwen overcome Madison Keys in stunning fashion

Home favourite Coco Gauff and world number two Elena Rybakina sailed into the US Open quarterfinals, while China’s Zheng Qinwen mounted another extraordinary fightback to upset six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek

Five experts from Shenzhen also joined the flight and will take part in rescue operations in Nepal, Shenzhen-based media outlet SZTV News reported on Tuesday

Another Chinese player, Wang Xinyu, fared better, saving three set points to beat 17-year-old American qualifier Julieta Pareja

The Paris Olympics champion cruised past Australia’s Elena Micic 6-4, 6-1 in the second round of the WTA 250 event in the early hours of Thursday, lifting her up the WTA rankings to No 121

On her most comfortable surface, and at a historic site for Chinese tennis, the stars aligned for Zheng Qinwen to try to shake off the slump in form that's been plaguing her of late

Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen struggled again to make any kind of impact in a tournament after she was knocked out of the first round of Wimbledon for the fourth straight year

The former British number one reacted to losses for all 10 home players on day one

Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen struggled again to make any kind of impact in a tournament after she was knocked out of the first round of Wimbledon for the fourth straight year

Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen enters next week’s Wimbledon championships with a losing record on grass this season after throwing away her lead to exit the Bad Homburg Open on Wednesday

The Chinese prodigy, however, has taken the loss in her stride, displaying a maturity that will stand her in good stead when she faces the ups and downs of the pro stage

There were contrasting fortunes for qualifier Wang Xiyu and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen at Roland Garros this week, although in truth only history makes the latter’s travails a surprise

Katie Boulter has implored French Open organisers to remove advertising hoardings at the back of the court after a lucky escape on Thursday

Same went for the 41-year-old Wawrinka, who earlier lost to Jesper de Jong 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on another sweltering day

British players Katie Boulter and Toby Samuel also start their campaigns on Monday

The Polish 24-year-old, who is ranked 116 in the world, dispatched her more illustrious opponent 6-4, 6-0

The 23-year-old Chinese ace had earlier defeated former US Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2

The 23-year-old Chinese ace had earlier defeated former US Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2

Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen pulled off a thrilling three-set 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 comeback win over former Australian Open champion and 15th seed Madison Keys in the third round at WTA 1000 Miami Open

Since that defeat, Alcaraz had built a remarkable 73-6 record, including a 16-0 start to 2026 that included an Australian Open triumph to complete a career grand slam and a title in Doha

The world number two recovered to beat Russian-born Australian Kasatkina 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 and set up a tie with Greece's Maria Sakkari

Olympic champion ‘progressing well’ in recovery from elbow surgery last year, but not yet in peak condition