Last night and today’s board
Overnight Tennis Desk
Friday, October 9, 2026
On Thursday at the China Open in Beijing, No. 26 seed Nikola Bartunkova reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal with a 6-3, 6-0 win over No. 7 seed Karolina Muchova in 67 minutes. The 20-year-old Czech won the first five and final seven games against her Prague training-club compatriot. Bartunkova will face No. 4 seed Mirra Andreeva for a place in the final.
Mirra Andreeva edged No. 19 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in 1 hour and 53 minutes on Thursday night to reach the Beijing semifinals for the first time. Andreeva led 4-1 and served for the match at 5-3 in the second set before Alexandrova forced a tiebreak. Andreeva earned her first tour-level win over Alexandrova after losing their first two meetings without taking a set.
At the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Thursday, Hubert Hurkacz fired 19 aces in an 81-minute 6-3, 7-6(4) win over James Duckworth. The 2023 champion set a second-round meeting with four-time title winner Novak Djokovic. Stefanos Tsitsipas opened Stadium Court with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat of qualifier Kimmer Coppejans and improved to 6-0 in Shanghai opening rounds. Tsitsipas will face No. 18 seed Luciano Darderi next.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Jan-Lennard Struff, and Matteo Arnaldi also advanced Thursday in Shanghai. Cerundolo beat qualifier Nicolas Mejia 6-4, 6-4 to set up a meeting with No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz. Struff defeated Martin Landaluce 6-4, 6-4 and will play No. 6 Daniil Medvedev. Arnaldi topped Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-1 in 52 minutes to meet No. 11 seed Taylor Fritz.
Friday at Shanghai, Stadium Court singles begin at 12 p.m. local time. No. 3 seed Ben Shelton faces Daniel Altmaier, followed by No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev against wild card Yibing Wu. The night session starts not before 6 p.m. with Djokovic against Hurkacz, then wild card Yi Zhou against No. 24 seed Lorenzo Musetti.
Beijing quarterfinals on Capital Group Diamond Court start at 1 p.m. local time with doubles. Wild card Qinwen Zheng plays No. 6 seed Elina Svitolina not before 3 p.m. No. 13 seed Elise Mertens meets No. 8 seed Iga Swiatek not before 7 p.m.
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Last night
Bartunkova routs Muchova for first WTA 1000 semifinal
No. 26 seed Nikola Bartunkova defeated No. 7 seed Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-0 in 67 minutes on Thursday at the China Open, winning the first five and final seven games to reach her first WTA 1000 semifinal.
Last night
Andreeva tops Alexandrova in twin tiebreaks for Beijing semis
No. 4 seed Mirra Andreeva beat No. 19 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in 1 hour and 53 minutes on Thursday night, earning her first win over Alexandrova and a first China Open semifinal.
Last night
Hurkacz and Tsitsipas advance in Shanghai
Hubert Hurkacz fired 19 aces in a 6-3, 7-6(4) win over James Duckworth to set a second-round match with Novak Djokovic, and Stefanos Tsitsipas beat qualifier Kimmer Coppejans 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
Last night
Cerundolo, Struff, and Arnaldi reach Shanghai round of 64
Juan Manuel Cerundolo defeated Nicolas Mejia 6-4, 6-4, Jan-Lennard Struff beat Martin Landaluce 6-4, 6-4, and Matteo Arnaldi topped Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday, setting second-round meetings with Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, and Taylor Fritz.
Today
Shelton, Zverev, and Djokovic headline Shanghai Friday
The Rolex Shanghai Masters continues Friday with Stadium Court singles from 12 p.m. local time, including Ben Shelton against Daniel Altmaier and Alexander Zverev against wild card Yibing Wu; Novak Djokovic meets Hubert Hurkacz not before 6 p.m.
Today
Swiatek–Mertens and Zheng–Svitolina close Beijing quarterfinals
China Open quarterfinal singles on Capital Group Diamond Court Friday include wild card Qinwen Zheng against Elina Svitolina not before 3 p.m. local time and Elise Mertens against Iga Swiatek not before 7 p.m.