Coco Gauff has been missing a big win recently, but she got it at the Wuhan Open, which is why she’s emerged at the top of the WTA Power Rankings heading into the final weeks of the season—where she played fantastic tennis last year, winning the WTA Finals.
The WTA Ningbo Open got underway on Monday. 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin is already out after being thrashed 1-6 0-6 by McCartney Kessler.
Iga Swiatek will play her fifth WTA Finals later this year, and this time, it might be harder for her to win the title than ever before. Swiatek has played at the WTA Finals four times already.
The penultimate Masters 1000 of the season, the Shanghai Masters, ended in favor of qualifier Valentin Vacherot. He came from a set down to beat his cousin, Arthur Rinderknech, in what was also the third Masters 1000 final between two unseeded players.
Top seed Naomi Osaka overwhelmed 17-year-old Wakana Sonobe 6-0, 6-4 in the opening round of the Japan Open in Osaka on Monday. Osaka needed just 76 minutes to oust her Japanese countrywoman, using eight aces and winning 83% of her first serves (15 of 18).
Carlos Alcaraz may not have played the Shanghai Masters, but the world No. 1 is still adding to his list of achievements. Alcaraz made the right call in choosing to miss Shanghai after picking up a knock during his title run at the Japan Open.
Last Friday, Jasmine Paolini soundly defeated Iga Swiatek in straight sets in the Wuhan Open quarterfinals. While it was not the ending Swiatek had hoped for in the Masters 1000 event, she still made WTA history.
The Shanghai Masters was concluded on October 12 and saw a new champion in the form of Valentin Vacherot. The Monegasque locked horns with his cousin Arthur Rinderknech, claiming his career’s first ATP win after a three-set match.
Cina – Dzumhur: Time TBA H2H: first meeting Federico Cina has lost four of his last five matches. Last week in Hersonissos, he lost to Montes-De la Torre in the opening round of the Challenger tournament.
The draw for the 2025 Six Kings Slam is set, and the seeding for the event might come as a surprise to some fans. The Six Kings Slam was first held in 2024.
Struff – McDonald: Time TBA H2H: 1-0 Jan-Lennard Struff has lost three of his last five matches. Last week in Roanne, Struff was upset by Sakellaridis in the opening round in three tight sets.
While Valentin Vacherot, in the Shanghai Masters final, was clashing with his cousin Arthur Rinderknech, another Shanghai champion was watching the match from the stands of Qizhong Stadium.
The Asian swing of the ATP and WTA Tours can be overlooked, coming as it does between the end of the US Open, the final Major of the year, and the end of the season, especially the tour finals events and the Davis Cup final.
So, Iga Swiatek, the world’s No. 2 tennis titan, is having a bit of a rough patch. After a pretty sweet victory at the Korea Open, she hit a snag in China, bowing out in the R16 at the China Open and then getting dumped from the Wuhan Open quarterfinals by Jasmine Paolini.
Leave it to Andy Murray to turn a simple practice video into comedic gold. The witty Scotsman just couldn’t resist taking a playful jab at Roger Federer after the Swiss maestro posted footage of himself serving at the Shanghai Masters.
Valentin Vacherot had a fairytale run in Shanghai as he entered the Masters 1000 event as an alternate player and secured a spot in the main draw after winning the qualifying rounds.
The magical championship run of Valentin Vacherot at the ATP Shanghai Masters 1000 is one of the biggest stories in tennis this decade. The qualifier was world #204 when he entered the field, and after becoming the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 Champion in history, he exits as the world #40.
After the incredible end to the ATP Shanghai Masters 1000, it’s time for the indoor season to start, with Brussels being a new tournament on tour generating a lot of expectations.
Coco Gauff had a very successful Asian swing this year, and it almost never happened, as her team wanted her to skip this part of the season. Gauff lost in the fourth round of the US Open to Naomi Osaka.
The Wuhan Open is speeding toward its thrilling conclusion. The WTA 1000 event has been full of exciting play, sweltering heat and upsets. On Saturday morning, the sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula upset top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka.