American double Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands qualified for the WTA 1000 China Open semis

American double Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeated the Russian tandem Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider by 2-0 (6:1, 6:2) in the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 China Open. The match lasted exactly one hour.

the Americans did not faced any problems in the match as they started with a break and lead by 3:0, and after another break closed the set at 6:1. The second set started equally until 2:2, but Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands wn the next four games to win the match.

Thus, Americans advanced to the Top 4 of the prestigious tournament and will face the winner between the fifth-seeded Italian double Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini and the Brazilian-German tandem Beatriz Haddad Maia and Laura Siegemund.

Later today, the remaining Chinese duo Tang Qianhui and Yuan Yue will face Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Liudmila Samsonova.