Mirra Andreeva survives scare at China Open
BEIJING: Mirra Andreeva overcame a first-set loss Friday to advance to the Round of 32 at the China Open in Beijing.
Mirra Andreeva, a 19-year-old fourth seed, battled back from a first-set defeat to reach the Round of 32 at the China Open in Beijing. The dramatic match began with Andreeva losing 3-6 in the opening set to wild-card entrant Yue Yuan of China. However, she quickly turned things around, defeating Yuan 6-0, 6-0 in straight sets. Andreeva admitted her frustration with her performance in the first set, stating, "I was just not happy with the way things were going."
Despite losing the first set, she managed five aces in the match, marking her 12th and 13th aces of the season. Her next opponent in the tournament will be Polina Kudermetova of Uzbekistan, who defeated Clara Tauson of Denmark 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the Round of 32. Meanwhile, second-seeded Anna Sabalenka advanced with ease, defeating Mexico's Renata Zarazua 6-1, 6-3 in 62 minutes.
Sabalenka praised her play, saying, "I'm definitely happy with the level I played at, not much to complain about." Other notable winners included fifth-seeded Linda Noskova and seventh-seeded Karolina Muchova, who both triumphed in straight sets. The biggest upset of the day was 14th-seeded Jasmine Paolini of Italy, who lost to Daria Snigur of Ukraine 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Austrian seed Anastasia Potapova withdrew from her match after taking a medical timeout to treat a shoulder injury.
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