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.
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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
ATPCarlos 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.
ATPTop 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.
ATPChinese wildcard Yi Zhou beat Lorenzo Musetti in a final-set tiebreak, while Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini also lost on a bleak Friday for Italy.
WTAElise Mertens beat Iga Swiatek 7-6, 6-3 for her third straight top-10 win in Beijing. Home favourite Qinwen Zheng awaits after beating Svitolina.
WTAEleven players have withdrawn from the season's last WTA 1000, among them world No. 1 Rybakina, defending champion Gauff and Osaka. Sabalenka is now the top-ranked player in Wuhan.
ATPThe world No. 1 has not played since winning Wimbledon. Now Jannik Sinner says his season is over, leaving Alexander Zverev a clear path in the race to Turin.
WTAKarolína Muchová survived a near three-hour thriller against Naomi Osaka to set up an all-Czech quarterfinal in Beijing, while Alexandrova routed the Wimbledon champion.

Novak Djokovic claimed his 102nd career title after Alex de Minaur retired with a groin injury in the China Open final. The Serb is now 34-0 in Beijing.
Carlos Alcaraz beat Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4), 6-4 to retain the Japan Open title, his first trophy since February and the first Tokyo defence since Pete Sampras in 1994.
ATPCarlos Alcaraz will play Jaume Munar in an all-Spanish Tokyo semi-final after Denis Shapovalov retired hurt. Valentin Vacherot beat Arthur Fils and now meets Jiří Lehečka.
ATPNovak Djokovic came from a set down to beat top seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 and move to 32-0 in Beijing, an Open Era record. Daniil Medvedev awaits in the semi-finals.
ATPArthur Fils beat second seed Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 7-5 and Kyrian Jacquet claimed his first top-20 win against Luciano Darderi to reach the last eight in Tokyo.
ATPNovak Djokovic battled back and shoulder trouble to beat Nuno Borges and stay perfect at the China Open, while second seed Félix Auger-Aliassime fell to Karen Khachanov.

Nikola Bartunkova beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3, one day after world No. 1 Elena Rybakina lost to No. 118 Alina Charaeva. The China Open has lost both top seeds.
World No. 11 Amanda Anisimova will not play again in 2026 after a recurring left wrist injury forced her out of Beijing, ending her title defense and hurting her WTA Finals bid.
WTALeylah Fernandez claimed her sixth WTA title with a dominant 7-5, 6-0 win over Talia Gibson in Singapore, winning the final nine games of the match.
WTACzechia defeated first-time finalists Ukraine 2-0 in Shenzhen to claim a 12th Billie Jean King Cup title, with Noskova saving two match points before closing out.
WTAKimberly Birrell won her first WTA Tour-level singles title at the Korea Open, beating compatriot Maya Joint 6-4, 6-2 in an all-Australian final at age 28.
WTAUkraine eliminated two-time defending champions Italy 2–0 in Shenzhen on Saturday. Kalinina and Svitolina both won in straight sets as Ukraine reach their first ever BJK Cup final against Czechia.