AI SPORTSANALYTICSTwo W-W-W runs meet in the Beijing quarterfinals as Alexandrova and Andreeva chase a semifinal spot.
The Beijing quarterfinals deliver a collision of perfect form: Ekaterina Alexandrova and Mirra Andreeva both arrive on W-W-W runs from their last three matches, and only one of them will leave with a semifinal place on October 8. With no recent head-to-head history between them, this is a matchup defined entirely by who is playing better right now.
Alexandrova has been building steadily through the draw, easing past Aliaksandra Sasnovich 2-0, surviving a genuine test against Diana Shnaider in three sets, then producing a clean 2-0 dismissal of Linda Noskova in the last round. Andreeva's run mirrors it almost exactly — straight sets over Polina Kudermetova and Daria Snigur, wrapped around a three-set battle with Yue Yuan.
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