Tennis
Coco Gauff won her second title this season with a lopsided victory over Karolina Muchova in the final of the China Open.
Two days after starting, seventh-ranked Taylor Fritz and 10th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov finally got to complete their second-round matches at the Shanghai Masters.
It was the third consecutive time that Karolina Muchova has won against the three-time major winner and the Czech player now leads their head-to-head series 3-1.
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HLs: Alcaraz defeats Zverev for French Open title
Carlos Alcaraz took down Alexander Zverev in five sets to take home his first French Open title. The 21-year-old tennis phenom overcame a slow start to earn the third Grand Slam victory of his career.
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Thier inclusion raises the possibility of a renewal of their “Nadalcaraz” doubles partnership from the Paris Olympics.
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka will start her 2025 season at the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland in January.
The end of their partnership comes 2 1/2 weeks after Gauff’s defense of her 2023 championship at the U.S. Open unraveled.
Hailey Baptiste defeated fellow American and 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens in the first round of the WTA’s Korean Open.
Marco Panichi takes over as fitness coach and Ulises Badio as Sinner’s physiotherapist. Both Panichi and Badio previously worked with Novak Djokovic.
Magdalena Frech became the fourth Polish woman to win a singles title this century joining Magda Linette, Agnieszka Radwanska and current world No.1 Iga Swiatek.
Osaka had expressed frustration with her recent results after a second-round exit at the U.S. Open just over two weeks ago.
Mackenzie McDonald converted four of his six break points in a win against Lukas Klein and Davis Cup debutant Brandon Nakashima had eight aces in a win against Jozef Kovalik.
The 19-year-old Canadian trailed 4-0 in the third set and fought off the four match points when she was down 5-3.
To avoid a high traffic zone, tournament organizers offer players helicopter rides from the hotel to the venue.