China Open: Zheng fights back to beat Anisimova and reach quarter-finals

Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 5 seed, won against American Amanda Anisimova, the No 34 seed, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 to reach the last eight of the China Open at the National Tennis Center.

Zheng, ranked No 7, will face Russian Mirra Andreeva, the No 17 seed, next.

The 21-year-old Chinese defeated Russian lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova (6-1, 6-1) and Argentinian Nadia Podoroska (6-3, 6-2) ahead of her victory.

In the previous rounds of the Beijing tournament, Anisimova, ranked No 43, edged out Colombian Camila Osorio (1-6, 6-3, 6-4) and beat Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 9 seed (7-6 (1), 6-4).

Beijing WTA 1000, other last-16 results (National Tennis Center, hard, USD 8.955.610, most recent results first):

• Mirra Andreeva beat Magda Linette (31): 6-1, 6-3
• Karolina Muchova beat Cristina Bucsa: 6-2, 6-0
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Madison Keys (18): 6-4, 6-3
• Coco Gauff (4) beat Naomi Osaka: 3-6, 6-4 ret.
• Yuliia Starodubtseva (Q) beat Anna Kalinskaya (10): 7-5, 6-0
• Shuai Zhang (WC) beat Magdalena Frech (23): 6-4, 6-2
• Paula Badosa (15) beat Jessica Pegula (2): 6-4, 6-0