Kartal wins again as Zverev sets up Djokovic tie
Summary
British tennis player Sonay Kartal won her match against China's Wang Xinyu at the China Open, reaching the quarter-finals after returning from a back injury. In the men's tournament, top seed Alexander Zverev defeated Juncheng Shang and will play Novak Djokovic next.Key Facts
- Sonay Kartal beat Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-2 in her second match after six months off due to a back injury.
- Kartal had dropped to world ranking 129 following time away from the tour.
- Elena Rybakina, the newly crowned world number one, lost unexpectedly to Alina Charaeva.
- British player Harriet Dart lost in three sets to American Iva Jovic.
- Alexander Zverev won 6-0, 6-3 against Juncheng Shang to reach the men's quarter-finals.
- Zverev will play Novak Djokovic, a six-time China Open winner who has never lost at the event.
- If Zverev wins the China Open and Shanghai Masters, he will become world number one for the first time.
- Current world number one Jannik Sinner withdrew from the Shanghai Masters due to a knee injury.
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