Zverev outhits De Minaur to reach first Shanghai semi-final since 2019
The world No. 1 beat Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 in 78 minutes with ten aces and will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina for a place in the Shanghai final.
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The world No. 1 beat Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 in 78 minutes with ten aces and will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina for a place in the Shanghai final.

Iga Swiatek beat Ashlyn Krueger to reach the Wuhan quarter-finals while race rival Karolina Muchova lost to Diana Shnaider. Sonay Kartal crushed Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-0.

Arthur Géa felt his psoas in the warm-up and stopped after 22 minutes trailing 1-4. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina reaches his fourth Masters 1000 semi-final and meets Zverev.

Ann Li needed ten match points to beat three-time champion Aryna Sabalenka, while Jeļena Ostapenko saved three to knock out Jessica Pegula. Shnaider then beat Muchová.

Tommy Paul beat Zizou Bergs 7-6(5), 6-4 to reach the Shanghai quarter-finals. The Belgian, two days after beating Alcaraz, was slowed by shoulder and elbow trouble.

Daniil Medvedev did not face a break point in a 6-4 7-5 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas and meets Tommy Paul, who ended Zizou Bergs' run, in the Shanghai quarter-finals.

Rafael Jódar beat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 for his third comeback win in a row in Shanghai and a first-ever meeting with Casper Ruud in the quarter-finals.

Félix Auger-Aliassime quit his Shanghai last-16 match against Casper Ruud at 2-5 with a left knee injury. He will have tests at home before deciding on Brussels.

Qualifier Shi Han came from a set down to beat 13th seed Alexandra Eala, while No. 240 Hanyu Guo saved three match points to stun 12th seed Sorana Cîrstea at the Wuhan Open.
A week after retiring from the Beijing final, Alex de Minaur beat Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-4 in Shanghai, climbed to seventh in the Race to Turin and now meets world No. 1 Alexander Zverev.
The top seed saved four set points and fought through an ankle problem to beat Alexander Bublik 7-6, 4-6, 7-6. Alex de Minaur awaits in the quarter-finals.
Arthur Géa, ranked No. 241 in January, beat world No. 15 Jakub Menšík 7-6, 6-4 to reach his first Masters 1000 quarter-final. He is now guaranteed a top-50 debut.
World No. 41 Botic van de Zandschulp beat eighth seed Arthur Fils 7-5, 6-4 as the Frenchman wasted seven break points. Rafael Jódar is next.
Rafael Jódar came from a set down to beat Jiří Lehečka 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 for his 40th win of 2026. Botic van de Zandschulp awaits in the last 16.
Alcaraz's Shanghai loss sealed it: Alexander Zverev, 29, will finish 2026 as world No. 1 and called it "a dream come true". Next up in Shanghai: Bublik.
World No. 39 Zizou Bergs beat second seed Carlos Alcaraz 7-5, 7-6(4) in Shanghai, sealing the year-end No. 1 ranking for Alexander Zverev in the process.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina saved a match point and beat seventh seed Frances Tiafoe 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(6) for his first top-10 win of 2026. Next up: a Chengdu final rematch with Hurkacz.
Alexander Zverev beat Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-3 without facing a break point. Reaching the semi-finals would clinch year-end No. 1. Bublik is next.
Zheng Qinwen beat Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 to win her first WTA 1000 title and become the first Chinese woman to win the China Open.
World No. 56 Arthur Géa beat third seed Ben Shelton 7-6(5), 7-6(3) on his Masters 1000 main-draw debut and will face Jakub Menšík next.
Stefanos Tsitsipas beat 18th seed Luciano Darderi 6-3, 6-4 for his 400th tour-level win, in the city where he earned his first in 2017. Taylor Fritz is next.
Zheng Qinwen beat Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-2 to become the first Chinese finalist at the China Open. Mirra Andreeva awaits after a 6-2, 6-2 rout of Nikola Bartůňková.
Carlos Alcaraz beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 6-3 in his Shanghai opener, sporting a moustache born from a Tokyo bet with his team. Zizou Bergs is next.
Top seed Alexander Zverev grabbed his left ankle late in the second set but beat wildcard Wu Yibing 6-4, 7-6(4) and now meets Quentin Halys in the third round.