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U.S. Open runner-up Ben Shelton celebrated his 24th birthday Friday by advancing to the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a win over Daniel Altmaier while top seeded Alexander Zverev beat Wu Yibing to advance.
Novak Djokovic plans to reach out to Jannik Sinner after an injury ended the top-ranked player’s season, saying Thursday he knows how difficult it is to come back after a lengthy layoff.
Nikola Bartunkova reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal after beating fellow Czech Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-0 at the China Open on Thursday.
The Australian Open’s 1 Point Slam will again have some star power in January with Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka and Jannik Sinner among the players set to compete against pros and amateur qualifiers for a 1 million Australian dollar prize.
Coco Gauff said she had “no energy” in her loss to Elise Mertens at the China Open on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic was handed the China Open trophy after Alex de Minaur retired injured in the final on Tuesday.
Coco Gauff said she received an “insane” amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match against home player Sun Xinran.
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner announced he will be out for the rest of the year as he continues to deal with an injured knee.
Carlos Alcaraz required two tournaments after a 4 1/2-month injury layoff to raise another trophy.
Carlos Alcaraz is going to play his first final since coming back from a 4 1/2-month layoff for a right wrist injury.
Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the China Open after he hit a ball into the stands that struck a spectator in the front row on Monday.
Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka was bundled out in the third round of the China Open in straight sets by the Czech Republic’s Nikola Bartunkova on Sunday.
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is out of the Japan Open. The Richmond Hill, Ont., lost by way of walkover to top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz after having to retire from their quarterfinal match due to injury on Sunday in Tokyo.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez was ousted from the China Open women’s tennis tournament with a three-set loss to Kamilla Rakhimova of Uzbekistan on Saturday.
After a three-week break, U.S. Open semifinalist Coco Gauff beat Camila Osorio 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2 in a second-round match at the China Open on Saturday.
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz beat Matteo Arnaldi 7-6 (6), 6-1 on Saturday in a second-round match at the Japan Open, continuing his strong return to play after a four-month layoff due to a wrist injury.
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Shanghai Masters as he deals with a knee problem. Sinner has not played since beating Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final. He withdrew from the U.S. Open because of a right knee injury.
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is moving on to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open. Shapovalov defeated Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 on Friday in second-round men’s singles action at the tennis tournament.
Billie Jean King has often said that she was moved to form the women’s pro tennis circuit after earning $600 for her 1970 Italian Open title — while Ilie Nastase took home $3,500 for winning the men’s tournament the same year.
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is through to the second round of the Japan Open tennis tournament.
Kei Nishikori had an emotional farewell to his tennis career at the Japan Open.
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