Mirra Andreeva beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 7–6(4), 7–6(3) in the China Open quarterfinals in Beijing on October 8, 2026. WTA’s report records her first victory in three tour-level meetings with Alexandrova and her first Beijing semifinal. This completed result is separate from the October 10 semifinal against Nikola Bartunkova.
The score answers a different question from who wins that semifinal. Search results for Andreeva bring together the Beijing draw, match highlights and her next opponent. Keeping the round and date attached to each score prevents a quarterfinal headline from being read as a final result.
A first win in a close rivalry
The win took 1 hour 53 minutes. Andreeva had lost their previous two tour-level meetings without taking a set, according to WTA. Winning two sets here therefore changed their head-to-head record to 1–2; it did not mean she now led the rivalry.
The straight-sets result also concealed a close finish. WTA describes Andreeva serving for the match at 5–3 in the second set before Alexandrova recovered to force another tiebreak. Andreeva’s own post-match assessment acknowledged that her opponent kept applying pressure. It is an account of this match, not proof that future matches will follow the same pattern.
Reading the two tiebreak scores
In 7–6(4), the set ended seven games to six and the losing player took four tiebreak points; the first tiebreak was 7–4. The second notation, 7–6(3), corresponds to a 7–3 tiebreak. The bracketed figures are not extra games or additional sets.
That gives the useful distinction: she won two sets to none, but each set reached a tiebreak. A straight-sets label describes the set count rather than how easy the match was. The official account’s late recovery is why both pieces of information belong together.
Keep the next round separate
For the quarterfinal, start with the dated WTA report and its linked highlights. For the October 10 semifinal, use the official China Open scores page and select the correct round or date. The match is against Bartunkova, not Alexandrova; do not carry the quarterfinal score into that fixture.
The result shows a first win against this particular opponent and progress into another round. It cannot establish the eventual tournament champion. Follow subsequent results with their own dates and opponents, and compare the set score with the match account before drawing conclusions about form.
WTA’s October 8 completed quarterfinal report and the separate October 10 semifinal score page were read directly. This is a quarterfinal result and score-reading guide, not a live semifinal or tournament-final report.
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