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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 8h

Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina both pick up key wins in the Race to Riyadh. They are Separated by 43 points for that last spot at the moment.

Paolini 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 vs Yuan
Rybakina 6-4, 6-3 over Cristian

Daniil Medvedev picked up a MASSIVE win 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 over Learner Tien, another battle.

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 11h

Felix Auger-Aliassime wins 6-4, 6-2 against Lorenzo Musetti.

Musetti would've liked the conditions for this match, so a big win for Felix, and also Musetti is also holding that 8th spot for Turin at the moment so can gain on him there, of course depends if Djokovic plays or not.

📸 Zuma/Psnewz

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 13h

Very impressive that Linda Noskova has been able to win 2 matches the week including a win over Osaka after making the final in Beijing that is not easy to do and this format makes it that you can't work your way into the event.

Took it 7-6, 6-3 this time.

📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 13h

Alex De Minaur got past Nuno Borges 7-5, 6-2 to make the last 8 in Shanghai.

Aryna Sabalenka is back and winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 over Rebecca Sramkova

Coco Gauff was completely flawless and won 6-1, 6-0 against Moyuka Uchijima

Liudmila Samsonova came from behind 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 vs Sofia Kenin.

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 18h

Arthur Rinderknech downs Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 7-6 in Shanghai and moves into the Quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 for the first time.

He has taken out Zverev and Lehecka back to back now.

📸 Andy Wong/AP Photo

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 18h

Jessica Pegula wins 6-4, 4-6, 7⁸-6⁶ against Hailey Baptiste

Wasn't her best match but is good enough to get the victory in the end on the 7th match point, she had 5 at 5-2 and 5-3. Big relief after losing from 3 MPs up vs Noskova 7-6 in the 3rd in Beijing.

📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 19h

3 of the first matches of the day all finished within 5-7 minutes of each other.

Iva Jovic 6-4, 6-4 over Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, got a good opportunity with the lucky loser spot and has taken advantage.

Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6, 6-2 over Ann Li and Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 6-1 over Maya Joint.

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 20h

Marquee Matches Today:

Wuhan R32:
Naomi Osaka vs Linda Noskova
Prediction: Osaka in 2

Shanghai R16:
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Lorenzo Musetti
Prediction: Musetti in 3

Shanghai R16: Daniil Medvedev vs Learner Tien
Prediction: Tien in 3

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 22h

Wednesday:

Shanghai has Rinderknech/Lehecka, Borges/De Minaur, FAA/Musetti, and Medvedev/Tien.

Pegula, Gauff, Sabalenka, Paolini, Rybakina, Alexandrova, Bencic, Osaka/Noskova, Muchova, and Tauson all in action in Wuhan.

More action in Wuhan, more marquee matches in Shanghai.

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 1d

Nobody is better at fighting through pain than Novak Djokovic.

Wins in 3 again, this time 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 against Jaume Munar despite struggling in brutal conditions throughout.

📸 Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 1d

Holger Rune got past the always tricky Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 6-7, 6-3

Iga Swiatek had no issues 6-1, 6-1 vs Marie Bouzkova

Karolina Muchova found a way vs Marta Kostyuk again 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Good win for Naomi Osaka 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 over Leylah Fernandez in a 2021 US Open rematch.

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 2d

Would say Wuhan definitely has the better lineup tomorrow.

Diallo/Bergs, Rune/Perricard, Djokovic/Munar, and Griekspoor/Vacherot in Shanghai R16

Osaka/Fernandez, Raducanu, Navarro, Swiatek, Andreeva, Samsonova, Kostyuk/Muchova, Bencic, Noskova, Ostapenko, Kenin and more playing in Wuhan.

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 2d

Marquee Matches on Tuesday:

Naomi Osaka vs Leylah Fernandez
Prediction: Osaka in 3

Karolina Muchova vs Marta Kostyuk
Prediction: Muchova in 3

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 2d

Trying to deflect off what has been a poor last few months

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 2d

Men's matches were far more interesting today tbf, but I've noticed when they're not having their own commentators call the matches, they do typically lean men's matches

Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 2d

Monday Results:
Ekaterina Alexandrova won 6-3, 6-2 vs Victoria Mboko

Daniil Medvedev won 6-3, 7-6 vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Learner Tien won 7-6, 6-3 vs Cam Norrie.

Arthur Rinderknech won 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 vs Alexander Zverev, who must've been too busy complaining about court speed.

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 2d

Hailey Baptiste wins 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 against Ashlyn Krueger

Was a quick turnaround in this one after Krueger started very well. Was a heat break between the 2nd and 3rd set with the brutal conditions for this one that started right at 11am on Monday morning in Wuhan.

📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 2d

Ironically had a comment talking about how good he was a few days ago lol

I liked his commentary thus week but not really any I don't like

Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 2d

Had a heck of a week

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 2d

Marquee Monday Matches:

Shanghai R3
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Daniil Medvedev
Prediction: Medvedev in 3

Wuhan R1
Victoria Mboko vs Ekaterina Alexandrova
Prediction: Alexandrova in 2

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 3d

Monday:

R32 in Shanghai where De Minaur, Shang, Zverev, Medvedev/Fokina, FAA, Shapovalov/Lehecka, Musetti, and Tien/Norrie are all in action.

Opening day in Wuhan where Shnaider, Mboko/Alexandrova, and Tauson are all in action, a bit of a calmer Day 1 on paper.

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 3d

This Week's Champs:

WTA 1000 Beijing: Amanda Anisimova
4th Title, 2nd Title of 2025, 2nd WTA 1000 Title

ATP 500 Tokyo: Carlos Alcaraz
24th Title, 8th of 2025

ATP 500 Beijing: Jannik Sinner
21st Title, 3rd of 2025

📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour
📸 AP Photo/Louise Delmotte
📸 China Open

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 3d

Sinner retires with severe cramping vs Griekspoor

Could barely walk.

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 3d

Novak Djokovic wins 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 against Yannick Hanfmann

This was a fun match, Hanfmann player really well and Novak was struggling physically, but he finda a way to win it in 3.

📸 Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 3d

Updated WTA Top 10/Race Top 8:

Sabalenka at 59 weeks as World #1 is closing in on Halep's 64. Noskova will debut in the Top 20 after a great week.

Sabalenka, Swiatek, Anisimova, Gauff, and Keys are all in Riyadh, so just 3 spots remaining. Should come down to Rybakina/Paolini.

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