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Andreeva out to halt Bartunkova's fairytale run as Mertens faces Zheng in Beijing semis

Saturday's schedule at the China Open features the women's semi-finals of the prestigious WTA 1000 event. The in-form Nikola Bartunkova will look to upset the favoured world number five Mirra Andreeva and reach her first main tour final. Meanwhile, Elise Mertens will aim for the biggest final of her career as she takes on home star Zheng Qinwen.

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Weekend Highlights: City face the music at Anfield, United & Spurs clash as China Open ends

Club football is back with a couple of mouthwatering Premier League matches, while there's also plenty of intriguing NFL, F1 and tennis action to keep you entertained!

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'I didn't adjust': Djokovic dumped out of Shanghai at first hurdle by Hurkacz

Novak Djokovic went down in straight sets to Hubert Hurkacz on Friday, exiting the Shanghai Masters in his first match after memorably winning the China Open this week.

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Home hero Zheng powers into Beijing semis before Mertens stuns Swiatek

Homegrown hero Zheng Qinwen pulled out some of her best tennis to beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6(6) at the China Open on Friday and storm into a semi-final against Belgium's Elise Mertens.

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Mirra Andreeva defeats compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova to book Beijing semi-final spot

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva pushed through two tie-breaks to beat her compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(4), 7-6(3) at the China Open on Thursday, powering into a semi-final clash with Nikola Bartunkova.

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Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving excited to make return after 19-month injury absence

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving said on Thursday he was excited ⁠to return to game action after a 19-month absence, with the nine-times All-Star set to make his comeback at ‌the NBA China Games in Macau following his recovery from a torn ACL.

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Bartunkova thrashes fellow Czech Muchova to continue dream run in Beijing

World number 34 Nikola Bartunkova stunned her Czech compatriot Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-0 at the China Open on Thursday to breeze into the semi-finals.

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Rune shows sign of improvement despite crashing out to Altmaier in Shanghai

After crashing out early in Tokyo, Holger Rune showed signs of improvement at the China Open after his lengthy injury layoff despite losing in the first round in three sets to Germany's Daniel Altmaier 6-1, 6-7, 4-6.

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'It has been draining': Gauff admits being affected by racist abuse following Beijing exit

Coco Gauff said online racist abuse had left her feeling exhausted after she went out of the China Open with her loss to Elise Mertens on Wednesday.

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Mertens sets up Swiatek quarter-final in Beijing after dumping out Gauff

Elise Mertens beat a listless Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to seal her spot in the China Open quarter-finals, where she will face Iga Swiatek.

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De Minaur to visit Shanghai for scans after suffering adductor injury in Beijing final

World number nine Alex de Minaur said he intends to head ⁠to Shanghai for scans after suffering an adductor injury that forced him to retire from ‌the China Open final in Beijing on Tuesday.

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Djokovic extends remarkable run in Beijing to claim 102nd career title

Novak Djokovic won his seventh China Open title after Australia's Alex ⁠de Minaur retired with a groin injury during the final on Tuesday.

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Muchova needs nine match points to edge Osaka and reach quarter-finals in Beijing

Karolina Muchova beat former world number one Naomi Osaka on her ninth match point to reach the quarter-finals of the China Open, triumphant in a tense tie-break on Tuesday in Beijing.

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Gauff slams 'insane' amount of racist abuse after replayed-point drama in Beijing

Coco Gauff said she had received an "insane" amount of racial abuse on social media after ⁠the two-time Grand Slam champion beat local teenager Sun Xinran at the China Open on Monday in a match where ‌a replayed point sparked an online backlash.

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Tennis Tracker: Djokovic seals 102nd career title in Beijing, Alcaraz triumphs in Tokyo

The Asian swing heats up today as the ATP tournaments in Beijing and Tokyo reach their conclusions, with Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic both featuring in title clashes. Meanwhile, on the WTA Tour, the fourth round gets going at the China Open. Follow all the action with our Tennis Tracker.

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Djokovic into seventh China Open final as Medvedev defaulted for hitting fan with ball

Novak Djokovic advanced to the China Open final on Monday after Daniil Medvedev was disqualified in the second set, when a ball that came off the Russian's racquet hit a spectator.

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Swiatek and Zheng survive three-set tests to progress through China Open third round

Former world number one Iga Swiatek staged a comeback to advance to the last 16 at the China Open on Monday, while home hope Zheng Qinwen survived another three-set test in Beijing.

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Rybakina withdraws from Wuhan with injury after China Open exit

World number one Elena Rybakina has withdrawn ⁠from this month's Wuhan Open due to a foot injury, ‌tournament organisers said on Sunday, a day ‌after the Kazakh suffered a ‌shock defeat in her opening match at ‌the China Open.

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Djokovic fights past Zverev in Beijing thriller to extend historic unbeaten run

Novak Djokovic produced a trademark comeback to defeat top ⁠seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 and reach the China Open semi-finals ‌on Sunday, extending his unbeaten run to a record-breaking 32-0, surpassing Rafael Nadal's streak at Roland Garros (2005-2009).

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Sabalenka stunned and outclassed by Bartunkova in straight sets China Open defeat

Aryna Sabalenka was swatted aside in straight sets by 34th-ranked Nikola Bartunkova in the third round of the China Open on Sunday, leaving the event without its top two seeds.

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New world number one Elena Rybakina stunned in Beijing on return to action

World No.1 Elena Rybakina could not regroup and fell to 118th-ranked Alina Charaeva in the second round of the China Open on Saturday in Beijing.

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Zverev sets up quarter-final clash with Djokovic in Beijing, Zheng and Gauff survive scares

Big-serving Alexander Zverev trounced home hopeful Shang Juncheng 6-0, 6-3 at the China Open on Saturday to set up a quarter-final clash with Novak Djokovic in Beijing.

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Djokovic says 2026 has been a 'big struggle' after more physical issues in China

Novak Djokovic said this year has been a massive struggle, but insisted it was not ⁠due to stamina issues and was instead linked to an undisclosed health problem, after requiring another medical timeout at the China Open on Friday.

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Djokovic survives scare to extend China Open run, could face Zverev next

Novak Djokovic survived a scare to beat world number 104 Bu Yunchaokete 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 in the second round of the China Open on Friday in Beijing.