ALMATY: TSITSIPAS AND BUBLIK REACH SEMIFINALS · Fri, Oct 23
Tennis
Almaty Friday: Tsitsipas beats Duckworth in straight sets to reach semifinals.
Almaty QF: Tsitsipas d. Duckworth 6-3, 6-4. Bublik d. Khachanov 4-6, 7-6, 7-6. Medvedev d. Atmane 6-4, 6-4. Basilashvili d. Mannarino 6-3, 6-1.
The champions
Almaty Friday: Tsitsipas d. Duckworth 6-3, 6-4. Bublik d. Khachanov 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(5). Medvedev d. Atmane 6-4, 6-4. Basilashvili d. Mannarino 6-3, 6-1.
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Almaty Friday: Tsitsipas beats Duckworth, Bublik edges Khachanov
Tsitsipas d. Duckworth 6-3, 6-4. Bublik d. Khachanov 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(5). Medvedev advances to semis.
Almaty Thursday: Tsitsipas beats Kukushkin, Mannarino stuns Rublev
Tsitsipas d. Kukushkin 6-1, 6-2 in Kukushkin's farewell match. Mannarino d. Rublev 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Duckworth reaches QF.
Almaty Wednesday: Tsitsipas edges Kovacevic in three sets, Khachanov advances
Tsitsipas d. Kovacevic 7-6(9), 3-6, 6-3 in two hours. Khachanov d. Sakamoto 6-2, 6-4. Duckworth tops Darderi.
Lyon: Moutet beats Humbert 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-6(4)
ATP 250 in Lyon, 20 October. Moutet, ranked 94, beat the No. 7 seed.
Shanghai Masters final: Davidovich Fokina beats Jodar 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, seeded 25th, beat Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in 2 hours 27 minutes.
Shanghai semifinals: Davidovich Fokina beats Zverev, Jodar beats Medvedev
Davidovich Fokina d. Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Jodar d. Medvedev 6-3, 6-4.
Shanghai Friday QF: Jodar rallies past Ruud; Medvedev tops Paul
FINAL: Jodar d. Ruud 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Medvedev d. Paul 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Both advance to Saturday's semifinals on Stadium Court.
Shanghai quarterfinal: Zverev beats de Minaur 6-4, 6-4
Top seed Alexander Zverev beat Alex de Minaur in 1 hour 17 minutes. He is the year-end No. 1. Sinner is out.
From this desk
Tsitsipas powers into Almaty semifinals: Bublik edges Khachanov
Tsitsipas reached the Almaty semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Duckworth. Bublik rallied past Khachanov in three sets to set up a clash with the Greek.
Tsitsipas ends Kukushkin's career: Mannarino stuns Rublev
Tsitsipas advanced to the Almaty quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2 win over retiring veteran Kukushkin. Mannarino shocked Rublev 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Tsitsipas edges Kovacevic in Almaty, Khachanov cruises
Tsitsipas beat Kovacevic 7-6(9), 3-6, 6-3 in two hours on Wednesday. Khachanov dismissed Sakamoto 6-2, 6-4. Duckworth upset second seed Darderi.
Moutet beats Humbert in Lyon, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-6(4)
Corentin Moutet, ranked 94, beat No. 7 seed Ugo Humbert in Lyon. Shanghai still stands: Davidovich Fokina beat Jodar for the title.
Shanghai Masters final: Davidovich Fokina beats Jodar for the title
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Shanghai Masters final: Davidovich Fokina beats Jodar, not a Zverev-Medvedev meeting
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Shanghai Masters Semifinals Saturday: Jodar rallies past Ruud to face Medvedev
Rafael Jodar overturned a set deficit to defeat Casper Ruud 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Friday, while Daniil Medvedev beat Tommy Paul 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Saturday brings both semifinals.
Zverev beats de Minaur 6-4, 6-4. Friday quarterfinals have no score
Alexander Zverev beat Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4. Davidovich Fokina already advanced when Gea retired at 4-1. Friday's two quarterfinals are not on the results page.
Shanghai Masters: Davidovich Fokina into semifinals as Gea retires; Zverev meets de Minaur
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina becomes the first semifinalist at the Rolex Shanghai Masters after Arthur Gea retires trailing 4-1. Alexander Zverev and Alex de Minaur battle Thursday night.
Shanghai Masters: Medvedev beats Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-5 as quarter-final lineup locks
ATP lists straight-sets victory for Medvedev over Tsitsipas. Paul halts Bergs, Jodar rallies past van de Zandschulp, and Ruud advances after Auger-Aliassime retirement.
Shanghai Masters: Zverev beats Bublik to reach the quarter-finals
The ATP and the Rolex Shanghai board list four finished round-of-16 singles matches. Four more, including Paul against Bergs, are still to be played.
Shanghai Masters: Bergs beats Alcaraz, and Zverev is year-end No. 1
The ATP results list for 12 October 2026 has Bergs defeating second seed Carlos Alcaraz. Reuters reports that the loss confirms Alexander Zverev as year-end world No. 1.
Shanghai Masters Round of 16: Zverev battles Shelton as Hurkacz faces Sakamoto
Rolex Shanghai Masters Order of Play confirms Sunday's fourth-round action. Second seed Alexander Zverev meets Ben Shelton on Center Court.
Shanghai Masters Round of 32: An open draw after Novak Djokovic's seismic exit
Rolex Shanghai Masters official draw moves into the third round following Hurkacz's historic 6-4, 6-3 victory over Djokovic.
Shanghai Masters Round 2: Hubert Hurkacz shocks Novak Djokovic in straight sets
Rolex Shanghai Masters official draw confirms Hurkacz's first career win over Djokovic. Zverev beats Wu 6-4, 7-6 while Shelton advances.
Shanghai's first round is not finished. Ten Wednesday scores are.
TennisDB lists Wednesday's Rolex Shanghai Masters first-round scores. Zverev, Alcaraz and Djokovic have not played a match there.
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Djokovic beats top seed Zverev in Beijing. Alcaraz reaches the Tokyo semis.
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Alcaraz through in Tokyo, Zverev through in Beijing, Sinner out of Shanghai
Alcaraz beat Arnaldi 7-6 (6), 6-1 in Tokyo after saving four set points. Zverev beat Shang 6-0, 6-3 in Beijing. Sinner withdrew from Shanghai with a knee injury.
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