Zverev downed by Jaziri in Beijing

The remaining quarter final spots have been taken up in the China Open in Beijing, both men’s and women’s singles.

Likewise, the ATP Japan Open in Tokyo is down to the final eight.

Tunisia’s 34 year old veteran Malek Jaziri caused the upset of the day, dumping second seed Sascha Zverev from Beijing in three sets, after two and a half hours.

Set one was a tie break after each player achieved a single break of serve.

Zverev would have been kicking himself, only converting one of eight chances. Jaziri used his only opportunity to the maximum, and then wrapped up the set, 7 points to 4 in the breaker.

An unhappy German smashed Jaziri in set two, winning 80% of points on his serve.  Jaziri could only land 29% of his first serves accurately, and was broken twice en route to a 2-6 set loss.

However, the momentum switched again in the decider, Jaziri much tidier from the line, and able to penetrate the Zverev serve sufficiently to create two break points. He converted both, and won the set and match 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4.

Zverev converted only four of seventeen break points for the match, Jaziri three from three.

Other ATP Beijing results 

• Fabio Fognini (4) defeated Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-3
• Marton Fucsovics defeated Marco Cecchinato (8) 6-4 6-2, and will play Fabio Fognini in the quarter finals 
• Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Fernando Verdasco 7-6(3) 6-4, and will play Malek Jaziri in the quarter finals

WTA Beijing results 

• Shuai Zhang defeated Angie Kerber (3) 6-1 2-6 6-0
• Naomi Osaka (8) defeated Julia Goerges (10) 6-1 6-2, and will play Shuai Zhang in the quarter finals 
• Wildcard Qiang Wang defeated Karolina Pliskova (7) 6-4 6-4, to give the home nation two representatives in the last eight.
• Aryna Sabalenka defeated defending champion Caroline Garcia (4) 5-7 7-6(3) 6-0, and will play Qiang Wang in the quarter finals 
• Qualifier Katerina Siniakova defeated Kiki Bertens (11) 6-4 6-3
• Caroline Wozniacki (2) defeated Anett Kontaveit 7-5 6-4, and will play Katerina Siniakova in the quarter finals

ATP Tokyo results 

• Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Jérémy Chardy 7-6(3) 6-7(2) 6-4, and will play Denis Shapovalov in the quarter finals 
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3 5-7 6-1, and will play Kei Nishikori in the quarter finals 
• Richard Gasquet (8) defeated Nick Kyrgios 7-6(4) 7-6(1)
• Kevin Anderson (2) defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 3-6 6-2, and will play Richard Gasquet in the quarter finals