The headline result of the day came from Beijing. Elena Rybakina, ranked No. 1 in the WTA singles rankings, took the first set against Alina Charaeva, but dropped the next two: 6-3, 4-6, 3-6. For the world No. 1, the WTA 1000 tournament ended in the round of 64.
In Tokyo, two top-10 players met in the round of 16 at the ATP 500. Arthur Fils (No. 9) beat Frances Tiafoe (No. 8) 6-3, 7-5 and advanced to the quarterfinals, while Tiafoe’s run came to an end. Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3) also reached the quarterfinals there, defeating Matteo Arnaldi 7-6, 6-1.
Three players had to go the distance in three sets. Mirra Andreeva (No. 5) lost the opening set to Yue Yuan 3-6, then won the next two without dropping a game: 6-0, 6-0. Elina Svitolina (No. 6) lost the first set to Katerina Siniakova 1-6 and then took the next two: 6-4, 6-2. Coco Gauff (No. 4) defeated Camila Osorio 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-2.
In doubles, Simone Bolelli (No. 10 in the ATP doubles rankings) and Andrea Vavassori (No. 7) beat Mark Polmans and Jan Zielinski 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 tournament in Tokyo to reach the semifinals. The top-ranked junior girls’ player Xinran Sun played two matches at the WTA 1000 in Beijing and won both: in the round of 128 against Eva Lys 6-1, 3-0, and in the round of 64 against Kristina Bucsa 6-4, 7-5. Ksenia Efremova (No. 10 among the girls) lost to Martyna Kubka 3-6, 6-4, 4-6 in the round of 32 of the WTA 125 tournament in Adana. Data: api.tennis.