Videos - This week

World No. 137 Rei Sakamoto continued his strong hard-court run by defeating No. 23 Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-4 in 1 hour 22 minutes at Shanghai 2026, reaching the third round after a significant ranking upset.

World No. 19 Elise Mertens overcame No. 9 Iga Swiatek 7-6(7), 6-3 on hard court in 1h49min, extending a strong run against elite opposition and ending Swiatek’s three-match China Open winning streak in the quarter-final.

World No. 5 Mirra Andreeva defeated No. 34 Nikola Bartůňková 6-2, 6-2 in 74 minutes on hard court at the China Open semi-final, extending her recent winning streak and securing a second victory over the Czech player in five weeks.

World No. 2 Alexander Zverev advanced past China’s Yibing Wu, ranked 113th, with a 6–4, 7–6(4) victory on the hard court in Round 2 of the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The 1-hour, 35-minute result underlined Zverev’s consistency against lower-ranked opponents.

Hubert Hurkacz, ranked 34th, advanced past world No. 8 Novak Djokovic on hard court in Round 2 with a 6/4, 6/3 victory lasting 1 hour 26 minutes, extending his strong recent run while ending Djokovic’s progress at the event.

Ranked 54th, Qinwen Zheng defeated No. 7 Elina Svitolina 6–3, 7–6(6) on hard court in the China Open quarterfinal. The 1-hour, 47-minute result extends Zheng’s strong recent run and ends Svitolina’s progress in Beijing.

Novak Djokovic, ranked No. 11, defeated No. 6 Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 5-3 before Medvedev retired after 2 hours 49 minutes on hard court, extending Djokovic’s strong Beijing run and ending Medvedev’s recent winning momentum.

World No. 9 Iga Swiatek controlled the hard-court eighth-final against No. 13 Iva Jovic, winning 6/1, 6/3 in 1 hour 35 minutes. The result extended Swiatek’s current winning streak and ended Jovic’s strong run in Beijing.

World No. 4 Ben Shelton defeated No. 67 Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 7-6(6) in 1 hour 57 minutes on hard court at the Shanghai Masters, extending his strong surface record while ending Altmaier’s second-round run.

World No. 126 Dalibor Svrcina defeated No. 40 Cameron Norrie 6/3, 3/6, 6/4 on hard court in Round 1 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, extending his strong recent qualifying form while deepening Norrie’s inconsistency against lower-ranked opponents.