ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Mirra Andreeva, Karolina Muchova, Ekaterina Alexandrova and Nikola Bartunkova are going to compete on Thursday at the China Open on Court 1.
Mirra Andreeva vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
Head to head 2-0 for Alexandrova
Mirra Andreeva will fight against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarter for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 7:00 pm on Court 1.
Mirra Andreeva: ranking and results
Ranked no. 5 (career high), Mirra got to the quarter after beating Yue Yuan 3-6 6-0 6-0, Polina Kudermetova 6-4 6-1 and Daria Snigur 6-2 6-2.
Mirra has a 48-15 win-loss record in 2026, 24-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Andreeva’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Adelaide, Linz and at the French Open .
Last year in Beijing Andreeva surrendered in the 4th round 7-5 2-6 7-5 to Sonay Kartal.
Ekaterina Alexandrova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 28, the Russian got to the quarter after defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-1 6-4, Diana Shnaider 3-6 6-4 6-3 and Linda Noskova 6-2 6-2.
The Russian has a 20-22 win-loss record in 2026, 14-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). Alexandrova’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Abu Dhabi.
Last year in Beijing The Russian surrendered in the 2nd round 7-5 6-2 to Barbora Krejcikova.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Mirra Andreeva and Ekaterina Alexandrova fight against each other. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
Before, the last time they fought against each other, Alexandrova won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Bad Homburg back in June 2026.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mirra Andreeva who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mirra Andreeva is the pick to win this match.
Mirra Andreeva -> 1.39
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 2.97
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Karolina Muchova vs. Nikola Bartunkova
Head to head 0-0
Karolina Muchova will play Nikola Bartunkova in the quarter for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:30 pm on Court 1.
Karolina Muchova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 8, Karolina reached the quarter after defeating Katie Boulter 7-6(3) 6-1, Liudmila Samsonova 4-6 6-4 6-2 and Naomi Osaka 7-5 1-6 7-6(7).
The Czech has a 42-10 win-loss record in 2026, 23-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Muchova’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Doha and Bad Homburg.
Last year in Beijing The Czech had to surrender in the 4th round 1-6 6-2 6-4 to Amanda Anisimova.
Nikola Bartunkova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 34 (career high), Nikola got to the quarter after defeating Magdalena Frech 6-2 6-2, Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-3 and Sinja Kraus 6-0 4-6 6-3.
Bartunkova has a 37-20 win-loss record in 2026, 22-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Czech’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Birmingham.
Last year in Beijing Bartunkova didn’t compete in Beijing in 2025.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Karolina Muchova and Nikola Bartunkova since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karolina Muchova who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Karolina Muchova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Muchova -> 1.3
Nikola Bartunkova -> 3.48
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Last Results
These are the last results of the China Open
- Elise MertensMertens – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (6-2 3-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – Marie BouzkovaBouzkova (7-63 4-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Ann LiLi – Belinda BencicBencic (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Alina CharaevaCharaeva – Sonay KartalKartal (6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Maria SakkariSakkari (6-4 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Cori GauffGauff – Xinran SunSun (7-5 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Iva JovicJovic – Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova (6-1 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Donna VekicVekic (4-6 7-60 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (4-6 6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Mirra AndreevaAndreeva – Polina KudermetovaKudermetova (6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Nikola BartunkovaBartunkova – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Daria SnigurSnigur – Taylah PrestonPreston (6-1 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
- Sinja KrausKraus – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Diana ShnaiderShnaider (3-6 6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Sara BejlekBejlek (7-64 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Linda NoskovaNoskova – Viktorija GolubicGolubic (6-2 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the China Open
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Elise MertensMertens – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
