Zhang Shuai’s revival just keeps gathering steam.
The former world No. 22, who came into the China Open ranked all the way down at No. 595 after going on a 24-match losing streak over the last year and a half, has now won four matches in a row—all in straight sets—to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 event.
She booked her spot in the final eight on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-2 fourth-round victory over the No. 23 seed, Magdalena Frech, who had won her last seven matches in a row, a run that took her to her first WTA title in Guadalajara two weeks ago and to the last 16 here.
Zhang is now through to her first WTA quarterfinal in more than two years, since Tokyo in September 2022—and her last WTA 1000 quarterfinal came even longer ago, at Cincinnati in August 2022.
She’s now through to her fifth career WTA 1000 quarterfinal.
ZHANG SHUAI’S WTA 1000 QUARTERFINALS:
2014 Rome (l. to Serena in QFs)
2016 Beijing (l. to Konta in QFs)
2018 Beijing (l. to Osaka in QFs)
2022 Cincinnati (l. to Sabalenka in QFs)
2024 Beijing (vs. Badosa in QFs)
