India, Oct. 7 -- The China Open 2026 delivered contrasting but equally impressive victories for Elina Svitolina and Qinwen Zheng as both stars booked their places in the quarterfinals in Beijing. Sixth seed Svitolina produced a composed straight-sets performance against Ann Li, while home favourite Zheng battled through another demanding three-set contest, overcoming Alina Charaeva.

Ukrainian Star Cruises Into Last Eight

Elina Svitolina continued her impressive China Open campaign with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Ann Li in the Round of 16. The sixth-seeded Ukrainian needed just 91 minutes to dispatch the American and underline her control on the Beijing hard courts.

Svitolina entered the contest after defeating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 7-5 in th...