Tennis Tracker: Swiatek and Gauff set up semi, Sabalenka and Zverev dumped out in China
22:50 CET - It’s semi-final time in Beijing tomorrow! Tune in to the Tracker to stay on top of the results.
First up, Coco Gauff (19) takes on Iga Swiatek (22) at approximately 08:30 CET.
Then, Elena Rybakina (24) will face Liudmila Samsonova (24) at 10:30 CET.
20:40 CET - For our men’s moment of the day, it was hard to look past this incredible winner from Holger Rune (20) after a seemingly endless rally with Brandon Nakashima (22).
Despite losing the point, Nakashima won the Shanghai matchup 6-0, 6-2.
20:36 CET - Our play of the day on the women’s circuit was an exquisite rally in the quarter-final between Coco Gauff (19) and Maria Sakkari (28) in Beijing.
Sakkari took out this point but Gauff was too good over the match.
19:35 CET - Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova (24) has qualified for the WTA Finals and will be joined in the season-ending tournament by French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova (27) and Tunisian world number seven Ons Jabeur (29).
Read about the full list here.
16:58 CET - Roman Safiullin (26) pulled an upset against Alexander Zverev (26) to progress in Shanghai after a 6-3, 6-1 win.
15:25 CET - Top seed Aryna Sabalenka (25) has been upset in Beijing and sent home by Elena Rybakina (24).
The quarter-final clash finished 7-5, 6-2 in favour of the Kazakh, Rybakina will net face Liudmila Samsonova (24) tomorrow for a spot in the decider.
14:19 CET - Hubert Hurkacz (26) made it to the third round in Shanghai after defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis (27) 7-6, 6-4.
12:40 CET - Jelena Ostapenko (26) has been knocked out in Beijing by Liudmila Samsonova (24). Samsonova will play in the final four after winning their quarter-final 6-3, 6-2.
10:52 CET - Coco Gauff (19) managed to get past Maria Sakkari (28), reaching the semi-finals in Beijing. She progresses after a 6-2, 6-4 win.
Gauff will next face Iga Swiatek (22) for a spot in the final.
9:38 CET - Brandon Nakashima (22) pulled an upset against world number five Holger Rune (20) to move through in Shanghai as he won comfortably 6-0, 6-2.
9:16 CET - World number two Iga Swiatek (22) made it to the final four of the China Open after a thriller against Caroline Garcia (29) and a 6-7, 7-6, 6-1 result.
9:14 CET - The 2024 United Cup will feature fewer matches than the inaugural edition of the team tournament and will take place in only two host cities, organisers said on Friday.
This year's tournament, which was won by the United States, was held in Perth, Sydney and Brisbane and saw teams playing two men's and two women's singles matches as well as a mixed doubles match.
9:10 CET - Casper Ruud (24) brushed off Yoshihito Nishioka (28) to reach the third round in Shanghai after a 7-5, 6-0 victory.
5:44 CET - World number one Aryna Sabalenka clashes with Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals, they follow Iga Swiatek’s exciting match against Caroline Garcia.
Maria Sakkari faces American world number three Coco Gauff, and Liudmila Samsonova plays Jelena Ostapenko.
As for the ATP action in Shanghai, top seeds such as Casper Ruud take to court against Yoshihito Nishioka. Alexander Zverev takes on Roman Safiullin.
Holger Rune also takes to court against Brandon Nakashima. Felix Auger Aliassime, Hubert Hurkacz, Lorenzo Musetti, and Ben Shelton make their appearances as well.
