The main story of the day: both top-ranked players were eliminated at the WTA 1000 event in Beijing. World No. 1 Elena Rybakina won the first set against Alina Charaeva in the round of 64 but then lost the next two: 6-3 4-6 3-6. World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka lost to Nikola Bartunkova in straight sets in the round of 32, 4-6 3-6.
At the ATP 500 event in Beijing, Alexander Zverev (ATP No. 2) played two matches in one day. In the round of 16 he crushed Shang Juncheng 6-0 6-3. In the quarterfinals, Zverev took the first set against Novak Djokovic but lost 6-4 4-6 4-6. Daniil Medvedev (No. 7) also played twice and won both matches in straight sets. He first beat Jan-Lennard Struff (6-4 6-3), then Francisco Cerundolo (7-6 6-3) to reach the semifinal. Alex de Minaur (No. 10) also advanced to the semifinal, coming back after losing the first set in both his matches. In the round of 16 he beat Quentin Halys (3-6 7-6 7-5), and in the quarterfinals, Andrey Rublev (1-6 6-2 6-3).
At the ATP 500 event in Tokyo, Carlos Alcaraz (ATP No. 3) won two matches in one day. In the round of 16 he beat Matteo Arnaldi 7-6 6-1, and in the quarterfinals, Denis Shapovalov 7-6 2-1, setting up a semifinal appearance. Arthur Fils (No. 9) lost to Valentin Vacherot in three sets in the quarterfinals: 5-7 6-4 4-6.
In the women's doubles in Beijing, three top-10 WTA pairs won their round of 32 matches. Gabriela Dabrowski (No. 4) and Luisa Stefani (No. 3) defeated Qianhui Tang and Yifan Xu 6-4 6-4. Elise Mertens and Diana Shnaider (No. 8) started their match against Maia Lumsden and Alexandra Panova with a bagel set and won 6-0 6-4. Storm Hunter and Kristina Mladenovic (No. 10) beat Maria Bouzkova and Ann Li 7-5 7-5.
Among the juniors, Nauhany Vitoria Leme Da Silva (No. 6 in the girls' rankings) competed in the ITF W35 Seville, advancing through the round of 32 by beating Valentina Carreras Medina 6-0 6-2.