Mirra Andreeva beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(4) 7-6(3) in the quarterfinal of the tournament in Beijing to reach the semifinals. The match was played on hard court, and the prize money for the WTA 1000 event totals $9.4 million. These figures are reported by api.tennis.
Two sets, two tiebreaks
Neither player managed to win a set on serve without a tiebreak in either the first or second set: both went to a tiebreak. Andreeva took the first 7-6(4), then sealed the win in the second, 7-6(3). The final score was 2:0 in sets.
Andreeva was the tournament's fourth seed and is ranked No. 4, with 6111 points. Alexandrova was seeded 19th and sits at No. 23 with 1906 points, according to rank.tennis.
The players took different paths to the quarterfinals. Andreeva opened with a 3-6 6-0 6-0 win over Yue Yuan, then beat Polina Kudermetova 6-4 6-1 and Daria Snigur 6-2 6-2. That was the only set she dropped before facing Alexandrova. Alexandrova defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-1 6-4, Diana Shnaider 3-6 6-4 6-3 and Linda Noskova 6-2 6-2.
Their head-to-head now stands at two wins apiece in four matches, according to api.tennis. Alexandrova won 6-3 6-2 in 2025, and Andreeva responded with a 5-7 6-3 1-0(4) victory. In 2026, Alexandrova has a 6-3 6-4 win and Andreeva a 7-6(4) 7-6(3) win.