In the Round of 32 on Sunday, Zhang took down Greet Minnen 6-2, 6-3. In the Round of 32 on Saturday, Badosa took home the victory against No. 61-ranked Rebecca Sramkova, winning 7-5, 7-5. In the past two years, this is the first time in which Zhang and Badosa have faced each other.

Shuai Zhang will meet Paula Badosa (No. 19) in the quarterfinals at the China Open on Thursday, October 3.Badosa is favored (-450) to get to the semifinals against the underdog Zhang (+320).Tennis

Zhang Shuai’s drought-busting week came to a shuddering halt as Paula Badosa continued her resurgence in a 6-1, 7-6 (4) victory to make the China Open semifinals on Thursday.