Videos - This month

Ranked 132nd, Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated world No. 84 Daria Kasatkina 7/5, 6/0 on hard court in 1h19min, converting a significant ranking upset and advancing from the opening round of the Singapore Tennis Open.

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.

World No. 169 Sloane Stephens upset No. 51 Janice Tjen on Guadalajara’s hard court, winning 7/6(4), 7/6(3) in 1 hour 51 minutes to reach the next round after another demanding performance.

World No. 2 Alexander Zverev advanced at the China Open with a 7-6(1), 6-4 hard-court victory over No. 40 Cameron Norrie, extending his 2026 record against the Briton and reinforcing his strong recent form.

World No. 70 Alycia Parks defeated Japan’s Mei Yamaguchi, ranked 259th, 6-4, 6-3 on hard court in 1 hour 34 minutes to reach the Singapore Tennis Open second round and strengthen her recent hard-court form.

World No. 56 Katie Boulter overcame No. 177 Mai Hontama 6-3, 6-4 on the hard court in Beijing. The result ended Boulter’s recent uneven run and halted Hontama’s progress after two qualifying wins in the previous two days.

Elena-Gabriela Ruse, ranked 66th, advanced past 100th-ranked Eva Lys in the Korea Open first round on hard court, winning 6-1, 6-2 in 68 minutes and extending a recent pattern of strong performances against higher-ranked opponents.

On hard court in the Singapore semi-final, world No. 31 Leylah Fernandez recovered from a set down to defeat No. 25 Maja Chwalińska 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 in 2h8min, extending a strong run against higher-ranked opposition.

World No. 90 Solana Sierra overcame No. 249 Cadence Brace 6/4, 3/6, 6/1 on the hard court in São Paulo. The Argentine ended a four-match losing run, while Brace’s recent qualifying momentum was tested over 1h39min.

On the hard courts of the Singapore Tennis Open, world No. 40 Xinyu Wang defeated No. 38 Donna Vekic 6/1, 6/2 in 65 minutes, reversing their recent three-set meeting and advancing from the opening round with a commanding performance.