Daniel Vallejo, ranked 58th, overcame China’s Jie Cui, ranked 456th, 6-1, 6-7(2), 6-4 on hard court at the Hangzhou Open. The 2-hour, 48-minute victory ended Vallejo’s recent two-match losing run and sent him into Round 2.
World No. 33 Maria Sakkari advanced past Japan’s Nao Hibino in the hard-court second round in Singapore, winning 7-5, 6-1 in 85 minutes and strengthening her recent form against lower-ranked opponents.
World No. 180 Tatiana Prozorova overcame No. 18 Alexandra Eala 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on hard court in a three-hour, eight-minute Singapore Tennis Open Round 2 battle, reversing the ranking expectations and advancing after a demanding contest.
World No. 50 Denis Shapovalov advanced past No. 55 Tallon Griekspoor on the Chengdu Open hard courts, winning 6-4, 7-6(3) in 90 minutes and extending his recent advantage over the Dutchman.
On hard court in Singapore, world No. 180 Tatiana Prozorova overcame No. 18 Alexandra Eala 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in a 3-hour, 8-minute Round 2 battle, extending a strong recent record in demanding matches and producing one of the season’s notable ranking upsets.
World No. 40 Xinyu Wang advanced past No. 168 Joanna Garland on hard court at the Singapore Tennis Open, winning 7-5, 6-4 in 1 hour 36 minutes and extending her recent improvement against lower-ranked opposition.
Denis Shapovalov, ranked 50th, defeated 55th-ranked Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 7-6(3) on hard court in the Chengdu Open first round. The 90-minute victory strengthens Shapovalov’s recent hard-court form and repeats his April win over the Dutchman.
World No. 40 Xinyu Wang advanced past No. 168 Joanna Garland 7-5, 6-4 on hard court in Singapore, converting a ranking advantage into a 96-minute Round 2 victory while extending a strong recent run on the surface.
Ranked 66th, Elena-Gabriela Ruse recovered from a set down to defeat Korea’s Yeonwoo Ku, ranked 185th, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-1 on hard court in 2 hours 15 minutes and advance from Round 2.
Kimberly Birrell, ranked 60th, overcame 175th-ranked Yexin Ma 7-5, 6-3 on hard court in Seoul after 1 hour 42 minutes, reversing their July result and advancing on the strength of a two-match tournament winning streak.