Elise Mertens defeated Iga Świątek in a tight match in the semifinals of the tournament in Beijing, which means that the Polish player lost the tie-break 0-7. #tenis #pekińskaturniej #ZhengQinwen (translated)
Elise Mertens was unable to reach the final of the WTA tournament in Beijing, as she was defeated in the semifinals in two sets by the Chinese Qinwen Zheng. #WTAPékin #EliseMertens #QinwenZheng (translated)
Elise Mertens reached the semi-finals of the Beijing Masters 1,000 after defeating Iga Swiatek, achieving an unexpected feat in her career. #EliseMertens #Tennis #Masters1000 (translated)

Iga Świątek lost to Elise Mertens in a match that revealed problems with a lack of strategy when her main plan did not work, raising questions about her current form and the future of her collaboration with coach Francisco Roig. #IgaŚwiątek #tenis #Mertens (translated)
Iga Świątek lost the quarterfinal to Elise Mertens, which caused her to drop to 9th place in the WTA rankings, with a slight lead over 10th place Marta Kostiuk. #IgaŚwiątek #tenis #WTA (translated)
Iga Swiatek lost to Elise Mertens in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, and therefore, the possible semifinal against Zheng will also be canceled. #Tennis #IgaSwiatek #WTA1000 (translated)

Hubert Hurkacz achieved his first victory over Novak Djokovic, winning 6:4, 6:3 in the third round of the tournament in Shanghai, while Iga Swiatek lost to Elise Mertens in the quarterfinals in Beijing. #tenis #HurkaczDjokovic #IgaŚwiątek (translated)

Iga Świątek lost in the quarterfinals of the China Open to Elise Mertens, which complicated her chances of qualifying for the WTA Finals and caused her to trail Karolina Muchova by 816 points in the WTA ranking. #WTAFinals #IgaŚwiątek #tenis (translated)
Iga Świątek suffered a surprising defeat in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Beijing, losing to Elise Mertens 6:7(0), 3:6, which dampened her chances of qualifying for the WTA Finals 2026. #IgaŚwiątek #WTA #tenis (translated)
Elise Mertens, after defeating Coco Gauff, continues her impressive run at the WTA 1000 in Beijing by eliminating Iga Swiatek. #erreur #service #réparation (translated)
Elise Mertens defeated Iga Swiatek in Beijing and qualified for the semi-finals of the WTA 1,000 tournament. (translated)
From the court – tennis news reported that Iga Świątek was eliminated from the tournament in Beijing after losing to Elise Mertens. The author assessed that the Belgian almost had everything go her way: she didn’t have to defend against a break and won the tie-break of the first set 7-0. According to the author, Mertens had previously defeated Ostapenko, Gauff, and Świątek, and was set to play Qinwen Zheng for the final. From the court – tennis news added that Świątek could have surpassed Marta Kostiuk in the WTA Race rankings but did not seize this opportunity. It was also noted that the Ukrainian's return to play in Wuhan complicated the situation for the Polish player. #zkortu #WTA #tenis #IgaŚwiątek (translated)
Iga Świątek lost in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing to Elise Mertens, ending her participation in the competition. #IgaŚwiątek #WTAPekin #tenis (translated)

From the court - tennis information evaluated that Elise Mertens played excellently at the end of the set. The author reminded that earlier Iga Świątek won the tie-break against Donna Vekić to zero, and in the next one she did not score any points. He wrote that Świątek had to fight in the second set to turn the tide of the match. #zkortu #tenis #WTA #ChinaOpen (translated)
Iga Świątek defeated Elise Mertens in the quarter-finals of the tournament in Beijing and may face Qinwen Zheng in the semi-finals, simultaneously fighting for a spot in the WTA Finals. #Świątek #WTA #tenis (translated)
From the court - tennis information reported that Qinwen Zheng defeated Elina Svitolina 6:3, 7:6(6) and was set to face Iga Swiatek or Elise Mertens in the semifinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing. According to the current Ranking Race standings provided by the author, Svitolina had 5024 points, and Muchova had 4615 points. Following them were Kostiuk with 3910 points and Swiatek with 3799 points. The author calculated that after the tournament in Beijing, Swiatek would have 3799 points for reaching the quarterfinals, 3974 for the semifinals, 4234 for the finals, or 4584 for winning. #zkortu #WTA1000 #tenis #Pekin (translated)
Iga Świątek is facing the opportunity to qualify for the WTA Finals, but to achieve this, she must defeat Elise Mertens, against whom she has a favorable record, in a match scheduled for October 9th. #IgaŚwiątek #WTA1000 #EliseMertens (translated)
Coco Gauff surprisingly lost to the Belgian Elise Mertens in the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Beijing, having previously won all five of their encounters. #CocoGauff #EliseMertens #WTA (translated)

Iga Świątek faces challenges on the way to the final of the China Open 2026, where after defeating Iva Jović, she will compete against Elise Mertens, and in a potential semifinal, she will advance in a match against Qinwen Zheng or Elina Svitolina. #IgaŚwiątek #ChinaOpen #WTA (translated)
Iga Świątek advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing after defeating Iva Jović, and in the next round she will face Elise Mertens. #IgaŚwiątek #WTA #tenis (translated)
