Alina Charaeva vs Zheng Qinwen Preview & Prediction | 2026 China Open | Round of 16

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Alina Charaeva faces Zheng Qinwen at the China Open. 

Ranking points: WTA 1000

Start date/time: 7 October 2026 at 4:00 am

Venue: National Tennis Center, Beijing, China

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / USA – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / USA – Tennis Channel

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Alina Charaeva vs Zheng Qinwen prediction

Alina Charaeva continued her best ever run at a WTA 1000 event after beating Sonay Kartal in straight sets to advance to the round-of-16 in Beijing. She earned the biggest win of her career in round two after a remarkable victory over newly crowned world number one Elena Rybakina, and she backed that up with a 6-4 6-1 victory over Kartal.

She now faces home favourite Zheng Qinwen. The 2024 Olympic champion’s fine form continued as she beat Marie Bouzkova in three sets. Zheng edged ahead after winning the first set on a tiebreak, but Bouzkova broke on two occasions to level the encounter. The decider remained on serve, until Zheng broke in the 12th game to seal a 7-6 (3) 4-6 7-5 victory. She has also beaten Han Shi and Anna Kalinskaya at this tournament.

Charaeva has performed magnificently to get to this point, but Zheng’s experience and home support could prove crucial in this match.

Alina Charaeva vs Zheng Qinwen tip: Zheng Qinwen to win 2-0