Mirra Andreeva admits she has one ‘regret’ about her efficiency after dropping the China Open remaining

Mirra Andreeva was handed a straight-sets defeat by home hope Qinwen Zheng in the 2026 China Open remaining.

Zheng defeated Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 to seize her maiden WTA 1000 title and become the first Chinese participant ever to win the event in Beijing since its reinauguration in 2004. The 24-year-old, who fell outside the prime 100 earlier this 12 months as a consequence of accidents, is set to rise to twenty third in the world following her triumph.

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Andreeva was bidding to win her first WTA 1000 title of the season and third general, but did not put in the efficiency she had deliberate to ship.

Mirra Andreeva reacts after dropping to Qinwen Zheng in straight units

Asked in her post-match press convention if she had any regrets about her match with Zheng, the 19-year-old Russian said: “Well, I think when something doesn’t work out, you always regret maybe not doing something. I mean, if I remember those three set points that I had, two of them, the first set point, I think she served on the T, a great serve.

“I returned not so good. Plus-one. Then I put a lob. She completed with a smash. Not much I could do. The second set level, there was a second serve. I could have taken more risk. I variety of went for it, but I still wished it to be variety of secure.

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“But I still thought it was a good return. A long point. Maybe I could have taken more risk, try to be more aggressive. After the third set point also she finished the point with a volley.

“I imply, of course, if I look at that, if I strive to convey that back, perhaps I would do something totally different of course to strive to change the consequence. Now it is what it is. The only factor I can do is to strive to do something totally different on the next match that I have.”

Zheng underwent surgery after Wimbledon in 2025, and spent most of last season’s second half on the sidelines. She returned to action in February earlier this year and has battled to rise in the rankings after falling outside the top 100.

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At the US Open, Zheng came through qualifying before beating Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek en route to the quarterfinals. The former world number four’s title-winning campaign in Beijing marked a big milestone in her pursuit of returning to her career-high ranking.

“I imply, for sure right now she performed great,” said Andreeva of Zheng. “It was also very good of her to say such a good factor to me. So I actually recognize it of course, as nicely. She also talked about, of course we all know, that she’s had a robust 12 months. It’s also very good to see her taking part in higher and coming back. Yes, I think that she’s going to be raising her stage even more soon.”

Andreeva will now make her approach to Wuhan for the remaining WTA 1000 occasion of the season, where she is seeded third.