Mirra Andreeva Reaches Beijing Quarterfinals After Defeating Daria Snigur
Mirra Andreeva advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing on October 6, 2026, after defeating Daria Snigur in straight sets, 6-2 6-2. The fourth-seeded Russian cruised through the match to secure her second Beijing quarterfinal appearance. Throughout the week at the China Open, Andreeva has dropped just one set, previously dismissing Yue Yuan 3-6 6-0 6-0 and Polina Kudermetova 6-4 6-1.
Upcoming Quarterfinal Match Against Ekaterina Alexandrova
In the quarterfinals, Andreeva faces 19th-seeded compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova in an all-Russian matchup. Heading into the fixture, the 32-year-old Alexandrova holds a 2-0 advantage in their head-to-head record. Alexandrova claimed a 6-3 6-2 victory in the 2025 Stuttgart round-of-16 and followed up with a 6-3 6-4 win during the grass season at the Bad Homburg round-of-16.
Addressing the upcoming challenge, Andreeva acknowledged her past losses against her compatriot while expressing optimism about changing her tactics. Well, one thing I do know for sure, I didn’t beat her yet,
Andreeva said. I will try my best with Conchita to see how I play against her, what to change, try something new that I can try to bring into the match. For sure it’s going to be a great, entertaining match. She’s a great player. I don’t know. Pretty excited to finally get that first win against her.
Andreeva Plans New Approach to Avoid Mental Pressure
Andreeva confirmed she plans to conduct a thorough analysis with coach Conchita Martinez to formulate a different approach for facing Alexandrova. At the same time, the 19-year-old stated she is actively avoiding dwelling on their previous meetings to prevent unnecessary mental strain.
I’m trying not to think about the head-to-head,
Andreeva stated. When you thinking about that, it’s create more tension and more pressure on yourself. It’s going to be difficult, for sure. If you put even more pressure on yourself, it’s probably won’t help you.
She added that changing court conditions and match dynamics render past statistics less relevant for the upcoming contest. We played a couple times. Every match you would play, it’s different. Every time is a different condition. You can have two matches before and third will be completely different than that. It’s a nice statistic, but it’s better not to think about it,
Andreeva noted.
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