Beijing, Oct 8, 2026 (AFP) - Bartunkova thrashes Muchova to reach China Open semi-finals

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2026-10-08

World number 34 Nikola Bartunkova stunned her Czech compatriot Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-0 at the China Open on Thursday to breeze into the semi-finals. The 20-year-old sealed the win in just 66 minutes and will play either Mirra Andreeva or Ekaterina Alexandrova in the next round. Bartunkova won five consecutive games in 19 minutes in the first set as her seventh-seeded opponent struggled to respond. Muchova saved five set points but it was not en......

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