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Elena Rybakina claimed her first trophy since earning the No. 1 ranking, defeating Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 6-2 to defend her Ningbo Open title.
It will be a 28th career final for Rybakina, who has a 3-2 record over Fernandez.
Marta Kostyuk retired following a medical timeout after losing the first set to Ekaterina Alexandrova.
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Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka saved nine match points before eventually losing in three sets to Ann Li at the Wuhan Open in a dramatic last-32 match that saw the four-time major winner requiring treatment on her taped-up right knee.
Daniil Medvedev is back in the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals after getting the better of Stefanos Tsitsipas in the latest chapter of their combustible longtime rivalry.
Olympic gold medalist Zheng and French Open champion Mirra Andreeva both withdrew from the 1,000-level event in Wuhan.
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.
