{"id":2190682,"date":"2026-10-11T15:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T12:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2190682"},"modified":"2026-10-11T15:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T12:29:46","slug":"mirra-andreeva-aims-sly-dig-at-china-open-crowd-after-zheng-qinwen-final-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2190682","title":{"rendered":"Mirra Andreeva aims sly dig at China Open crowd after Zheng Qinwen final defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Mirra Andreeva aims sly dig at China Open crowd after Zheng Qinwen final defeat<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span class=\"ps-authors flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-1.5 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src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3FRD8MR-1-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Zheng Qinwen and Mirra Andreeva ahead of the China Open final\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Mirra Andreeva aimed a cheeky dig at the China Open crowd                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Mirra Andreeva aimed a cheeky dig at the China Open crowd following her final defeat to Zheng Qinwen on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Olympic champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/zheng-qinwen\">Zheng<\/a> became the first Chinese player to win this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\">WTA<\/a> 1000 event in Beijing on Sunday after beating Andreeva 7-5, 6-4.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old, who was out for nearly six months with an elbow injury, was a wildcard for this tournament but ended up beating five seeds on her way to the title.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/mirra-andreeva\">Andreeva<\/a> has been getting good support during her run to the final, those in the stands were firmly on Chinese star Zheng\u2019s side, as they roared her to victory.<\/p>\n<p>The French Open champion earned herself the nickname \u2018Xiao Mi La\u2019 (Little spicy Mirra) off the back of her exploits in Beijing, but she didn\u2019t hear much of that against Zheng.<\/p>\n<h2>More China Open News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/zheng-qinwen-mirra-andreeva-ranking-points-prize-money-china-open-final\">Zheng Qinwen and Mirra Andreeva ranking points and prize money after China Open final<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/what-karaoke-song-zheng-qinwen-sang-china-open-win-mirra-andreeva\"><strong>What karaoke song did Zheng Qinwen sing after China Open win over Mirra Andreeva?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a very nice week playing in Beijing. Thanks to everybody who supported me throughout the whole week. I thought maybe today I would hear one Xiao Mi La but, no,\u201d she said in her on-court interview, before laughing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongrats to Qinwen and the team for a great week. Good luck for the rest of the tournaments that you play this year. Of course it\u2019s been a very nice week. I love playing in Beijing, it\u2019s one of my favourite tournaments and I had a very, very nice time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the ending Mirra Andreeva wanted, but it was a very great week for the soon-to-be World No. 3 \ud83e\udef6<\/p>\n<p>#ChinaOpen https:\/\/t.co\/ewQl0jQuFq<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TennisChannel\/status\/2109278633030299730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ostensibly, the Mandarin words of Mi La sound a bit like Mirra and Xiao (little) is in reference to the fact that the 19-year-old is the younger of two Andreeva sisters, with older sibling Erika also plying her trade on tour.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, spicy in Chinese slang means having a fiery temper, something Andreeva has shown many times during her young career to date.<\/p>\n<p>But as she said, after hearing that a lot in Beijing this past week or so, that was absent against Zheng.<\/p>\n<p>When it was put to her in the post-match press conference that many fans were cheering for her, Andreeva replied, \u201cOf course, I know that some people are still supporting and some people, they want to show support, I don\u2019t know, to kind of support me. Still, it\u2019s kind of hard to compare the support, especially today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that there were still some people out there that were cheering for me. Of course, thanks to them. It\u2019s always very nice to hear some cheering, even when it\u2019s not super fair, but that\u2019s okay (smiling).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/wuhan-open-ranking-points-rybakina-sabalenka-gauff-swiatek-eala-drop\">Wuhan Open: How many ranking points will Rybakina, Sabalenka, Gauff, Swiatek, Eala drop?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mirra Andreeva aims sly dig at China Open crowd after Zheng Qinwen final defeat Richie Mills 11 Oct 2026 4:29 PM Mirra Andreeva aimed a cheeky dig at the China Open crowd Mirra Andreeva aimed a cheeky dig at the China Open crowd following her final defeat to Zheng Qinwen on Sunday. 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