Mirra Andreeva reaches China Open final after beating Bartunkova
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva defeated Czech player Nikola Bartunkova to advance to the China Open final in Beijing.
Andreeva wins first semi-final match
The French Open champion overcame Ekaterina Alexandrova in a tiebreak during Thursday's quarter-final. She then faced Bartunkova on Saturday to secure her place in the final.
Bartunkova loses second semi-final match
The 20-year-old Czech player made twenty unforced errors while losing the contest in seventy-four minutes. Andreeva sent down twenty-seven winners to win the match without much difficulty.
Final opponent remains undecided
Andreeva will play either Zheng Qinwen or Elise Mertens for the title. She is currently the highest-seeded player remaining in the tournament.
2 outlets, different leads
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Dawn
Andreeva fights off Alexandrova to set up China Open semi with Bartunkova
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Business Recorder
Russian teenager Andreeva breezes into China Open final
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