Briefing

Six break points saved out of six: Ann Li reaches her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal

Li held all ten service games in a 6–1, 7–6(1) victory over Tjen, following her upset of Sabalenka.

Tennis Tension LabPublished Oct 18, 2026Reference date Oct 18, 2026Source publication date Oct 15, 2026

2021-06-01 · Ann Li at Roland-Garros. · si.robi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · JPEG/WebP

Ann Li beat Janice Tjen 6–1, 7–6(1) on October 15, 2026 to reach her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal. WTA’s official description places the straight-sets win immediately after her upset of top seed Aryna Sabalenka.

2026-03-30 · Aryna Sabalenka at the Miami Open.Rick Munroe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · JPEG

Tennis.com’s match table records all six break points saved and all ten service games held by Li. Tjen created opportunities but converted none; Li took two of her own six break chances.

Li served eleven aces to Tjen’s two. On first serves that landed, Li won 34 of 45 points and Tjen 26 of 35. The 7–1 tiebreak resolved a much closer second set after Li’s wide opening-set margin.