Swiatek and Zheng survive three-set tests to progress through China Open third round

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swiatek-iga/jNyZsXZe/"]Swiatek[/a] overcame frustration to cling on as her opponent served for the set, dominating a must-win tie-break to beat Croatia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vekic-donna/AsWv5414/"]Donna Vekic[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/swiatek-i-jNyZsXZe/vekic-d-AsWv5414/?mid=lS4V6mE8"]4-6, 7-6(0), 6-2[/a].[/p][p][b]"I was just angry, wanted to change something, because clearly it wasn't working," the 25-year-old from Poland said on court.[/b][/p][p][b]"Sometimes if you care a bit less because you're... probably going to lose, it also helps you a bit," she later told reporters.[/b][/p][image alt="Match stats" id="48c87251-bde9-47d8-b623-ff67c845abf4" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="31d356b1-2646-4f55-abfe-c37a2d0732d1" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]She will face American teenager [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jovic-iva/bmWvBlnL/"]Iva Jovic[/a] for a spot in the quarter-finals.[/p][p]China's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zheng-qinwen/xCyEhjAS/"]Zheng[/a] was tested by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bouzkova-marie/WMS3AdAb/"]Marie Bouzkova[/a], enduring her third three-setter of the tournament to beat the Czech player [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/bouzkova-m-WMS3AdAb/zheng-q-xCyEhjAS/?mid=bHKcNtTh"]7-6(3), 4-6, 7-5[/a].[/p][p]Zheng voiced frustration in each set at movement outside the court, including as she tried to salvage the second set on Bouzkova's serve.[/p][p]But she pulled out some of her most accurate tennis to clinch the last two games and win the match when 27th-ranked Bouzkova fired long.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="f5a2ea96-0b70-402c-90bc-c4f225642e96" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="eae8fe07-ae53-486e-bfb8-b43a88c1d87b" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]"I gave everything," said Zheng, who had already spent more than five hours on court in the first two rounds.[/b][/p][p][b]"Truthfully speaking, I felt a lot of pressure today," the 23-year-old told her home crowd, thanking fans for their support but commenting on distractions during play.[/b][/p][p][b]"Sometimes I'm a bit screaming in Chinese because I really see you guys are moving, but next match I hope I will be better on this," she said.[/b][/p][p]Zheng, the current world number 54, next plays 118th-ranked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/charaeva-alina/nBSQPTfR/"]Alina Charaeva[/a], who sent out top seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Elena Rybakina[/a] in the second round.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Coco Gauff[/a], the highest-ranked player left in the women's draw, was due to play Chinese 16-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sun-xinran/Wbk4jvv8/"]Sun Xinran[/a] later on Monday.[/p]