Videos - This week

Nikola Bartunkova, ranked 34th, defeated world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3 on hard court in Round 3 of the 2026 China Open. The 1-hour, 34-minute result marked a significant reversal after Sabalenka won their previous meeting on grass.

Matteo Berrettini, ranked 46th, recovered from a first-set tiebreak loss to defeat 81st-ranked Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-4 on hard court in 2 hours and 15 minutes, strengthening his position in the second round.

Nikola Bartunkova, ranked 34th, overcame 95th-ranked Sinja Kraus 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 on hard court at the China Open. The 1h46min victory extended Bartunkova’s strong recent run and ended Kraus’s progress after three consecutive wins.

Ranked 199th, Lin Zhu defeated world No. 70 Alycia Parks 6-4, 6-2 on hard court in 1h14min at Beijing 2026, reversing their 2025 meeting and highlighting Zhu’s ability to disrupt a higher-ranked opponent in the opening round.

World No. 34 Nikola Bartunkova produced a decisive all-Czech upset over No. 8 Karolina Muchova on hard court, winning 6-3, 6-0 in 1 hour 7 minutes to reach the China Open semi-finals and extend her strongest recent run against elite opposition.

Hubert Hurkacz, ranked 39th, defeated 27th-ranked Karen Khachanov 7-6(2), 6-2 on hard court in 91 minutes, extending a strong recent run and advancing to the Beijing 2026 semi-finals.

Novak Djokovic, ranked 11th, overcame sixth-ranked Daniil Medvedev after 2h49min, while 10th-ranked Alex De Minaur advanced when Hubert Hurkacz retired at 6/4, 3/2. Both results underline their strong hard-court form at the China Open.

World No. 4 Coco Gauff overcame China’s Xinran Sun, ranked 582nd, 7/5, 6/1 on hard court in 1h29min at the China Open. The result extends Gauff’s strong surface form while ending Sun’s notable run against higher-ranked opposition.

World No. 5 Mirra Andreeva edged No. 28 Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(4), 7-6(3) on hard court in the China Open quarter-final, extending her recent Beijing run while overturning Alexandrova’s earlier grass-court victory.

Qinwen Zheng, ranked 54th, overcame fellow Chinese qualifier Han Shi, ranked 231st, 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-2 on hard court in Beijing. The 2h43 battle tested Zheng’s recent hard-court resurgence and ended Han’s strong qualifying run.