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Gauff dumped out of Beijing: Mertens cruises 6-3, 6-3 on wild day

Elise Mertens swept Coco Gauff aside 6-3, 6-3 while Swiatek, Svitolina and Zheng advanced — and Machac survived a Shanghai scare.

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Gauff dumped out of Beijing: Mertens cruises 6-3, 6-3 on wild day

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01Oct 7, 2026Tomas Machac beats Zhizhen Zhang in Shanghai openerTomas Machac beat Zhizhen Zhang 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 in ATP Shanghai. The Czech flipped the match in a key tiebreak, then closed with superior returning.02Oct 7, 2026Svitolina beats Ann Li 6-2, 6-3 to reach Beijing quartersElina Svitolina beat Ann Li 6-2, 6-3 at WTA Beijing, winning key break points and holding under pressure. See the full match stats and links on .03Oct 7, 2026Qinwen Zheng outlasts Alina Charaeva in Beijing, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4Qinwen Zheng beats Alina Charaeva 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in WTA Beijing Round of 16, leaning on 7 aces and a decisive return in the third set.04Oct 7, 2026Elise Mertens beats Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 in WTA BeijingElise Mertens beat Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 in WTA Beijing’s Round of 16, winning the return battle and converting four breaks. Full stats and links inside.05Oct 7, 2026Iga Swiatek beats Iva Jović 6-1, 6-3 in Beijing with ruthless return gameIga Swiatek beat Iva Jović 6-1, 6-3 in Beijing’s Round of 16, winning 36 return points and five breaks. A clean, numbers-driven win on hard court.

Coco Gauff's Beijing run is over. Elise Mertens delivered a controlled 6-3, 6-3 win in the Round of 16, winning the return battle and converting four breaks to close out both sets cleanly against the American.

Iga Swiatek was even more ruthless, beating Iva Jović 6-1, 6-3 behind a returning masterclass. Elina Svitolina reached the quarters with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Ann Li, holding firm in the pressure moments, while Qinwen Zheng needed three sets to edge Alina Charaeva 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, leaning on seven aces and a decisive third-set return game.

Over in Shanghai, Tomas Machac survived an early scare against Zhizhen Zhang. A set down, the Czech flipped the contest in a second-set tiebreak, taking it 7-3, then pulled away 6-2 on the strength of his returning.

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