Zheng Qinwen advances China Open last 16

Zheng Qinwen of China hits a return during the women's singles round of 32 match against Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic at 2026 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

China's Zheng Qinwen battled past 18th seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-5 to reach the women's singles round of 16 at the China Open on Monday.

Zheng earned the first break of the match, but Bouzkova responded by converting a break point in the sixth game. The set went to a tiebreak, where Zheng pulled away to win 7-3.

Bouzkova made the stronger start to the second set, taking a 3-0 lead before holding off Zheng's attempts to recover and forcing a decider.

The players traded service holds for much of the final set before Zheng converted her second match point to seal the victory.

"Bouzkova is a very steady player, so I need to be patient, and I need to balance between forced and unforced errors," reflected Zheng right after the match.

Zheng will meet Alina Charaeva of Armenia in the next round.