Russia’s top racquet Andreeva falls to World No. 81 Kartal at 2025 China Open BEIJING, October 1. /TASS/. Russia’s top female racquet Mirra Andreeva fell in the fourth round of the 2025 China Open on Wednesday, losing to World No. 81 Sonay Kartal from the United Kingdom. In a match that lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes, the unseeded Kartal edged out the 4th-seeded Andreeva, who is playing under a neutral status at the tournament, 7-5; 2-6; 7-5. In the quarterfinals, Kartal will play against the 26th-seed Linda Noskova from the Czech Republic. This was Andreeva’s third defeat this year to a player outside the WTA Top-50...

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