2025 China Open: Zhu Lin and Yuan Yue Exit in Second Round Against Strong Opponents

On September 27, the 2025 China Open continued with the women's singles second round matches. Chinese wildcard entrant Zhu Lin was defeated 2-6, 2-6 by the tournament's fourth seed Andrejeva, who secured a strong opening victory. Zhu Lin is currently ranked No. 225 in the live standings.

Zhu Lin

Andrejeva

At the post-match press conference, Zhu Lin spoke about her physical condition: "I hope to maintain a healthy body; I don't have high expectations for my ranking, but if I can return to the top 100, I am willing to work hard for it. Every time I compete at home, many fans come to watch. Although my ranking isn't very high, I am grateful for the continuous support from my fans." Andrejeva commented, "It was a tough match. I have admired Zhu Lin’s matches since I was young. I kept up strong aggression and am very happy with the win."

Following that, Chinese player Yuan Yue took the court on the Diamond Court but lost 0-6, 3-6 to this year’s Wimbledon champion and top seed Swiatek, missing out on a spot in the round of 32. Returning to Beijing after two years, the Polish star improved her personal China Open record to 7-0. In the third round, she will face Osorio, who defeated 28th seed Kalinskaya 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in a tough match.

In other matches, Potapova defeated 21st seed Mboko 7-6(5), 7-5. Sixteenth seed Navarro beat Romanian player Ruse 6-3, 7-6(0). Twenty-ninth seed Yastremska was defeated 5-7, 4-6 by Spanish player Bosas-Manero, who will face fourth seed Andrejeva next.

(Text and editing by Wang Fei, photos provided by the tournament)