Iga Swiatek kept her push to qualify for the WTA Finals alive, grinding out a 6-1, 6-4 win over American Ashlyn Krueger on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Wuhan Open. Swiatek also benefited from a loss by Karolina Muchova. Krueger, who entered the main draw as a lucky loser after losing in qualifying, …
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Alexander Zverev said he felt good on court after beating Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 at the Shanghai Masters on Thursday, booking a semifinal meeting with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Zverev won 80% of his first serves and saved all five break points he faced. The top-ranked player, who secured the year-end No. 1 ranking earlier …
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Britain’s Sonay Kartal upset ninth seed Belinda Bencic 6-0 7-5 at the Wuhan Open, as she continued to build momentum after injury. The 24-year-old, who reached a career-high ranking of 44 last year, has slipped to 170th in the world following a six-month injury absence. Kartal returned to action for Great Britain at last month’s …
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Britain’s Sonay Kartal upset ninth seed Belinda Bencic as she continued to build post-injury momentum at the Wuhan Open. Kartal reached a career-high ranking of 44 last year but has slipped to 170th in the world after a six-month injury absence. Having returned to action for Great Britain at last month’s Billie Jean King Cup …
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Alexander Zverev beat Alexander Bublik 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-6 (1) on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters. It was his first match since securing the year-end No. 1 ranking. Zverev saved three set points in the first-set tiebreaker. He has now beaten Bublik for only the second time in five career meetings. …
Aryna Sabalenka saved nine match points before losing in three sets to Ann Li at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday, in a dramatic round-of-32 match that also saw the top seed and four-time major winner require treatment on her taped-up right knee. Li came back from 4-2 down in the second set to win 3-6, …
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Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Shanghai Masters after suffering a knee injury. The fifth-ranked Montrealer was forced to retire from his fourth-round match against Norway’s Casper Ruud. Auger-Aliassime trailed 5-2 in the opening set before retiring after just 35 minutes. He appeared to injure his knee early in the match, received treatment, and …
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Alexander Zverev is guaranteed to finish the 2026 season as world number one after Carlos Alcaraz’s surprise defeat in the Shanghai Masters. He will be the 30th man to be ranked number one on the ATP Tour. German Zverev was on course to climb above current world number one Jannik Sinner, who has been ruled …
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Around 100 influencers and content creators have been granted accreditation for the US Open in New York, double the number from last year. Their presence has sparked debate over how to bring tennis to a new audience while still respecting the sport’s etiquette. Tennis has many unwritten rules. Players apologise after winning a point from …
Zheng Qinwen, the Olympic champion, won her first title in two years by beating French Open champion Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in the China Open final on Sunday. Zheng clinched the match with her first match point, serving an ace to Andreeva’s backhand side. She then fell to the court sobbing with emotion. A Long …