A day of great matches in China, with the first two men’s quarter-finals taking place in Shanghai. On the WTA Tour in Wuhan, however, several top-level players are aiming to get through to the round.
15:28 – The number one seed, Aryna Sabalenka (26), had to overcome a shaky start to beat Yulia Putintseva (29) in three sets, 1-6, 6-4, 6-0, and just over two hours.
The Belarusian remains undefeated in Wuhan with an impressive 14-0 record.
14:44 – Carlos Alcaraz (21) fell in the quarterfinals in Shanghai, beaten by Tomas Machac (23) who secured a surprising 7-6(5), 7-5 victory over the third-seeded Spaniard in two sets.
It is Alcaraz’s first defeat since his second-round exit at the US Open in August.
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13:40 – Nothing to do for Sara Errani (37) and Jasmine Paolini (28) involved in the round of 16: the two Italians were defeated by the Russian-Czech duo Ekaterina Alexandrova (33)/Katerina Siniakova (28) 4-6, 6- 4, 10-8.
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10:40 – Jannik Sinner (23) is in the semifinals in Shanghai: the world number one defeated Daniil Medvedev (28) 6-1, 6-4, equalizing the score between the two at 7-7.
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10:35 – Jasmine Paolini (28) is in the quarterfinals in Wuhan: the Italian won 6-3, 6-2 against the Russian Erika Andreeva (20) and now awaits Qinwen Zheng or Leylah Fernandez.
09:37 – The number 2 seed Jessica Pegula (30) was eliminated in Wuhan by Xinyu Wang (23): the home tennis player won 6-3, 7-5.
Meanwhile, Magda Linette (32) and Ekaterina Alexandrova (29) booked a place in the quarterfinals after straight-set victories against Daria Kasatkina (27) and Hailey Baptiste (22).
08:10 – Richard Gasquet (37) has the date of his retirement in mind: after Roland Garros 2025 he will say enough is enough.
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08:00 – While waiting for the start of the two quarter-finals of the top part of the draw in Shanghai, Jannik Sinner (23) against Daniil Medvedev (28) and Carlos Alcaraz (21) against Tomas Machac (23), in Wuhan Coco Gauff (20 ) continued to show her form by defeating Marta Kostyuk (22) emphatically 6-4, 6-1, her eighth win in a row.