Beijing spared no mercy for two ATP top-10 players. Auger-Aliassime and Cobolli went out in their opening match

Félix Auger-Aliassime lost to Karen Khachanov, Flavio Cobolli was beaten by Roman Safiullin. The rest of the ATP top 10 representatives in Beijing and Tokyo won their matches, while Mirra Andreeva, after dropping the opening set, did not concede another game. The day’s results according to api.tennis.

The main headlines of the day came from Beijing. Félix Auger-Aliassime, 5th in the ATP rankings, lost in the round of 32 at the ATP 500 event to Karen Khachanov, 3-6, 3-6. At the same venue and at the same stage, Flavio Cobolli, 7th in the ATP rankings, also ended his run. Roman Safiullin beat him 6-3, 6-2. Both defeats came in straight sets.

Alexander Zverev, 2nd in the ATP rankings, avoided the same fate, although Cameron Norrie forced him into a tiebreak in the opening set. The final score was 7-6, 6-4 and a place in the round of 16. Alex de Minaur, 10th in the ATP rankings, played out a similar scenario. His first set against Mariano Navone also went to a tiebreak, and the second ended 6-2. De Minaur also remains in contention in the round of 16.

In Tokyo, Carlos Alcaraz, 3rd in the ATP rankings, spent the longest time on court among the leading players. His round of 32 match against Alex Michelsen lasted three sets: 7-6, 4-6, 6-1. Frances Tiafoe, 8th in the ATP rankings, overcame Kei Nishikori in straight sets with identical scores of 6-4, 6-4. Both advanced to the round of 16.

At the WTA 1000 event in Beijing, Mirra Andreeva, 5th in the WTA rankings, started her round of 64 match against Yue Yuan by losing the first set 3-6. After that, she did not drop a single game: 6-0, 6-0. Linda Nosková, 7th in the WTA rankings, beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-4, 6-1. Both players advanced to the round of 32.

Among the juniors, the day went differently for different players. Xinran Sun, number 1 in the junior girls' rankings, is competing at the WTA 1000 event in Beijing. In the round of 128, she beat Eva Lys, 6-1, 3-0, and moved into the round of 64. Ksenia Efremova, 10th in the girls' rankings, lost in the round of 32 at the WTA 125 event in Adana to Martina Kubka in three sets: 3-6, 6-4, 4-6. Jordan Lee, 6th in the junior boys' rankings, lost in the round of 16 at the ITF M15 event in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to John Braswell, 0-6.