Videos - This week

Ranked 70th, Paula Badosa beat No. 116 Mary Stoiana 6-4, 6-2 on hard court in 1 hour 35 minutes to reach the São Paulo semi-finals. The result extended Badosa’s strong tournament start and ended Stoiana’s progress after two opening-round wins.

Liudmila Samsonova, ranked No. 50, overcame No. 10 Marta Kostyuk 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 on hard court in a 2h29 quarter-final, extending a strong recent run while ending Kostyuk’s progress in Guadalajara.

World No. 180 Tatiana Prozorova overcame No. 40 Xinyu Wang 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on hard court in a three-hour quarter-final, extending her current three-match winning streak and reaching the latter stages after victories over two higher-ranked opponents.

Andrey Rublev, ranked 25th, advanced at the Hangzhou Open by defeating Australia’s No. 82 Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 6-3 on hard court. The 76-minute Round 2 victory strengthened Rublev’s recent hard-court profile while ending Hijikata’s two-match run.

Andrey Rublev’s ranking advantage translated into a controlled straight-sets win over Rinky Hijikata, while Hugo Gaston overturned Jaime Faria in a three-set hard-court battle, highlighting the contrasting margins in Hangzhou’s second round.

World No. 180 Tatiana Prozorova overturned a ranking gap of 140 places to defeat No. 40 Xinyu Wang 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 in a three-hour Singapore Tennis Open quarter-final on hard court.

Nadia Podoroska, ranked 317th, advanced past No. 99 Eva Lys 7/5, 6/2 on hard court in the São Paulo Round of 16. The result continued Podoroska’s strong recent hard-court run and ended Lys’s tournament progress after a demanding opening-round win.

Ranked 25th, Maja Chwalinska defeated No. 19 Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-2 on hard court in the Singapore Tennis Open quarter-final, extending her recent winning streak and strengthening her record against a higher-ranked opponent.

Leylah Fernandez, ranked No. 31, defeated No. 5 Mirra Andreeva, while No. 63 Talia Gibson overcame No. 33 Maria Sakkari in Singapore. Both quarterfinals on hard court ended in straight sets or three-set wins, reshaping the tournament’s semifinal picture.

World No. 63 Talia Gibson overcame No. 33 Maria Sakkari 6/1, 4/6, 6/2 on hard court in a 1h55min quarter-final, extending her strong record against higher-ranked opponents and advancing after a demanding three-set contest.