From the court – tennis news reported that Iga Świątek was eliminated from the tournament in Beijing after losing to Elise Mertens. The author assessed that the Belgian almost had everything go her way: she didn’t have to defend against a break and won the tie-break of the first set 7-0. According to the author, Mertens had previously defeated Ostapenko, Gauff, and Świątek, and was set to play Qinwen Zheng for the final. From the court – tennis news added that Świątek could have surpassed Marta Kostiuk in the WTA Race rankings but did not seize this opportunity. It was also noted that the Ukrainian's return to play in Wuhan complicated the situation for the Polish player. #zkortu #WTA #tenis #IgaŚwiątek (translated)