Videos - This week

World No. 49 Janice Tjen advanced through the Wuhan Open first round with a 6-3, 6-1 hard-court win over Japan’s Aoi Ito, ranked 361st. The result underlined Tjen’s greater consistency against a qualifier after a demanding recent run.

Maria Sakkari, ranked 35th, beat 36th-ranked Donna Vekic 6/4, 6/2 on hard court in the Wuhan Open first round. The 1h39min victory strengthened Sakkari’s recent form while extending Vekic’s difficult run against competitive hard-court opponents.

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.

Casper Ruud, ranked No. 24, overcame No. 17 Learner Tien 6-4, 7-6(3) on hard court in Round 3 at Shanghai 2026. The 1h41min victory strengthens Ruud’s recent hard-court recovery and ends Tien’s progress against another higher-level opponent.

Jakub Menšík, ranked 15th, overcame 20th-ranked Francisco Cerundolo 6/3, 3/6, 6/2 on hard court in 1h56min, reversing their result from six days earlier and advancing from Round 3 with a significant win over a direct ranking rival.

World No. 42 Daria Snigur defeated No. 14 Elise Mertens 6-4, 7-5 on hard court in the Wuhan Open first round, converting a significant ranking upset after entering with a 5-3 recent hard-court record.

World No. 6 Daniil Medvedev defeated No. 43 Stéfanos Tsitsipás 6/4, 7/5 on hard court in 1h23min, extending his strong Shanghai run and advancing to the quarter-finals while Tsitsipás saw a recent three-match winning streak ended.

World No. 10 Frances Tiafoe advanced past Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann, ranked 57th, with a 6-4, 6-4 victory on hard court at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The 75-minute result strengthens Tiafoe’s recent form and ends Hanfmann’s run in Round 2.

World No. 22 Maja Chwalińska converted the ranking advantage against No. 52 Mayar Sherif on Wuhan’s hard courts, winning 6-3, 6-2 in 79 minutes. The result strengthens Chwalińska’s hard-court form while extending Sherif’s recent decline on the surface.

Ranked No. 24, Casper Ruud defeated No. 93 Yunchaokete Bu 6-1, 7-6(2) on hard court in 1 hour 44 minutes at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The result strengthens Ruud’s recent hard-court form while ending Bu’s progress in Shanghai.