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Daniil Medvedev is back in the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the latest chapter of their combustible rivalry. The fifth-seeded Medvedev won 6-4, 7-5 and became only the fourth player, after Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, to reach the last eight of the tournament in three straight years. There was …

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The ATP Tour is proposing rule changes that it says will “reduce the pressure to overplay and help players manage the demands of the season.” The proposals come as stars such as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have missed long stretches this year due to injury. Alcaraz sat out 4 1/2 months and missed two …

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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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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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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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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, …

Read more “Swiatek routs Frech 6-2, 6-1 to book a place in the last 16 at the WTA Wuhan Open”

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. …

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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 …

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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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Carlos Alcaraz was knocked out in the third round of the Shanghai Masters, and Zizou Bergs recorded the biggest win of his career. Bergs beat the second seed 7-5, 7-6 (7-4). He failed to serve out the match at 6-5 in the second set but recovered to win the tie-break. Alcaraz, who won the Japan …

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