BEIJING - China's wildcard player Zhang Shuai stunned US Open semi-finalist Emma Navarro in round two, while Zhang Zhizhen, Shang Juncheng and Wang Xinyu were eliminated early at 2024 China Open here on Friday. Zhang Shuai, ranked world No. 595, upset world No. 8 Navarro 6-4, 6-2 in just 75 minutes to advance to the last 32.

Coco Gauff prevailed over Clara Burel 7-5, 6-3 in her opening match while China's wildcard player Zhang Shuai stunned US Open semifinalist Emma Navarro in round two of the China Open here on Friday. In her first match since a fourth-round loss to Emma Navarro in her US Open title defense,

That long-awaited victory teed up a clash with world number eight Navarro, who Zhang beat 6-4 6-2 in a major upset in front of a jubilant crowd in the Chinese capital

It took 603 days for Zhang Shuai to taste victory after losing to American Madison Brengle at the Lyons Open in January last year, she has now won twice in the space of 48 hours. The former world No 23 plummeted to 595th during her historic 24-match slump,

The 595th-ranked Zhang Shuai, who earlier this week won her first match in more than 600 days, stunned US Open semi-finalist Emma Navarro 6-4, 6-2 in Beijing on Friday.