The 35-year-old wildcard had not won a singles match in more than 600 days when she arrived at the prestigious WTA 1000 event in Beijing last week.

Rain in Beijing played havoc with the schedule but four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz made rapid progress under the roof of the Diamond Court with a 6-1, 6-2 demolition of Tallon Griekspoor.

Rain in Beijing played havoc with the schedule but four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz made rapid progress under the roof of the Diamond Court with a 6-1, 6-2 demolition of Tall

China's wild card Zhang Shuai continued her impressive run at the 2024 China Open, defeating Belgium's Greet Minnen 6-2, 6-3 in the third round to secure a place in the women's singles last 16. "Greet and I are actually very good friends.