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Marta Kostyuk retired following a medical timeout after losing the first set to Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Iga Swiatek withdrew from the Ningbo Open because of an injured left thigh, diminishing her chances of contesting the season-ending WTA Finals at Indian Wells in November.
In a grueling contest lasting 2 hours, 43 minutes, the 16th-seeded Chwalinska gained the momentum when she broke for a 4-3 lead in the second set.
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The 29-year-old Zverev will become the oldest player to achieve the year-end honor for the first time.
The loss for Alcaraz means that Alexander Zverev will complete the year as the No. 1.
Zverev never gave up a break-point chance in a third-round match where the U.S. Open champion needed seven of his own just to break the 48th-ranked Frenchman’s service in the opening game.
Elise Mertens’ run now has seen her beat three Grand Slam winners in Beijing, following victories against Jelena Ostapenko and Coco Gauff.
Novak Djokovic went from triumph in Beijing to a shock in Shanghai after a straight-sets loss to Hubert Hurkacz.
Novak Djokovic knows how difficult it is to come back after a lengthy layoff.
Mirra Andreeva had lost her previous two matches against Ekaterina Alexandrova, who rallied back from 4-1 down in the second set and 5-3 down with Andreeva serving for the match.
Two-time major finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas beat qualifier Kimmer Coppejans in the Shanghai Masters first round, continuing his slow climb back up the ATP rankings.
Coco Gauff lost to a player she had beaten in all five of their previous matchups after receiving what she described as an “insane” amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in the preceding round.
Novak Djokovic was handed the China Open trophy after Alex de Minaur retired injured in the final.
