ATP - Astana quarter finals

Quarter final day in Astana.

2023 Astana Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, Astana, Kazakhstan, 27 September - 3 October 2023.

2022 champion (not defending):

Wildcard Novak Djokovic (4) who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) 6-3 6-4

Quarter final results:

Sebastian Korda (5) defeated Tallon Griekspoor (1) 6-4 4-6 6-3

Wildcard Hamad Medjedovic defeated Jiri Lehecka (4) 6-3 6-4

Sebastian Ofner defeated Dominic Thiem 5-7 6-4 6-2

Adrian Mannarino (6) defeated qualifier Jurij Rodionov 6-1 7-6(6)

Semi final match ups:

Sebastian Korda (5) v wildcard Hamad Medjedovic 

Sebastian Ofner v Adrian Mannarino (6)

ATP - Beijing 2R complete

Second round completed and quarter finals set in Beijing.

2023 China Open, an ATP 500 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Beijing, China, 28 September - 4 October 2023.

Tournament last held in 2019. 

2020, 2021 and 2022 cancelled due to COVID.

2019 champion (not defending):

Dominic Thiem (1) who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) 3-6 6-4 6-1

Second round results:

- Carlos Alcaraz (1) defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-2 6-2

- Casper Ruud (7) defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry 1-6 7-5 7-6(7)

- Grigor Dimitrov defeated Holger Rune (3) 6-3 7-5

- Jannik Sinner (6) defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 6-0

Quarter final match ups:

Carlos Alcaraz (1) v Casper Ruud (7)

Grigor Dimitrov v Jannik Sinner (6)

Alexander Zverev (8) v Nicolas Jarry 

Ugo Humbert v Daniil Medvedev (2)

Kudermetova wins Tokyo title

Final day in Tokyo.

2023 Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis, a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Tokyo, Japan, 25 September - 1 October 2023.

Defending champion:

Liudmila Samsonova who defeated Zheng Qinwen 7-5 7-5

Final

Veronika Kudermetova (8) (Russia) v Jessica Pegula (2) (USA)

Kudermetova won the only previous encounter between the players -

A quarter final in Madrid earlier this year.

In this final Kudermetova broke serve in the second game of set one to lead 2-0.

Pegula broke back in game five.

No more break points faced until Pegula served at 5-6 to stay in the set.

One set point was saved, but not a second and Kudermetova took the set 7-5.

In a repeat of set one, Kudermetova broke the American serve in game two of set two and led 2-0.

Consolidation extended this to 3-0.

Another service break in the sixth game gave Kudermetova a 5-1 advantage.

Pegula served to stay in the match and saved two match points.

A third couldn’t be saved and Kudermetova won the oontest 7-5 6-1.

This was title number two for Veronika Kudermetova, her debut trophy coming in Charleston - April 2021.

ATP - Beijing 2R start

Second round commenced in Beijing.

2023 China Open, an ATP 500 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Beijing, China, 28 September - 4 October 2023.

Tournament last held in 2019. 

2020, 2021 and 2022 cancelled due to COVID.

2019 champion (not defending):

Dominic Thiem (1) who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) 3-6 6-4 6-1

Second round results:

- Alexander Zverev (8) defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-7(4) 6-2 6-1

- Nicolas Jarry defeated qualifier Matteo Arnaldi 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-3

- Ugo Humbert defeated Andrey Rublev (5) 5-7 6-3 7-6(3)

- Daniil Medvedev (2) defeated Alex de Minaur 7-6(3) 6-3

Jabeur wins Ningbo Open

Final day in Ningbo.

2023 Ningbo Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Ningbo, China, 25-30 September 2023.

First Ningbo Open since 2014 and first at WTA 250 level.

2014 champion:

Magda Linette who defeated Wang Qiang (6) 3-6 7-5 6-1

Final:

Wildcard Ons Jabeur (1) (Tunisia) v Diana Shnaider (Russia)

First time meeting between the players.

First WTA Tour level final for Shnaider.

Jabeur broke in the third and fifth games of set one to take a 4-1 lead.

She then saved a break point before consolidating and extending to 5-1.

Shnaider held serve to stay in the set, but Jabeur served it out 6-2.

Shnaider saved a break point and held in the opening game of set two, but was broken in game three.

Jabeur broke again in game five.

Shnaider served at 1-5 to stay in the match, and saved one match point.

She couldn’t save the next one and Jabeur won the day 6-2 6-1.

Title number five for Jabeur, and second this year, following Charleston in April.

ATP - Astana 2R complete

Second round completed and quarter finals set in Astana.

Including final first round matches.

2023 Astana Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, Astana, Kazakhstan, 27 September - 3 October 2023.

2022 champion (not defending):

Wildcard Novak Djokovic (4) who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) 6-3 6-4

Second round results:

- Tallon Griekspoor (1) defeated qualifier Sho Shimabukuro 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-1

- Sebastian Korda (5) defeated Nuno Borges 6-4 7-6(4)

- Dominic Thiem defeated Marcos Giron 6-3 4-6 7-6(2)

- Sebastian Ofner defeated Alexander Bublik (3) 6-4 6-2

Quarter final match ups:

Tallon Griekspoor (1) v Sebastian Korda (5)

Jiri Lehecka (4) v wildcard Hamad Medjedovic 

Dominic Thiem v Sebastian Ofner

Adrian Mannarino (6) v qualifier Jurij Rodionov 

WTA - Beijing 1R start

First round commenced in Beijing.

2023 China Open, a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Beijing, China, 30 September - 8 October 2023.

Tournament last held in 2019. 

2020, 2021 and 2022 cancelled due to COVID.

2019 champion (not defending):

Naomi Osaka (4) who defeated Ashleigh Barty (1) 3-6 6-3 6-2

First round results:

- Wildcard Yuan Yue defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 6-1 6-4

- Tatjana Maria defeated Martina Trevisan 6-3 7-6(2)

- Anna Blinkova defeated Donna Vekic 6-3 7-5

- Marta Kostyuk defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 1-6 6-3 6-4

- Petra Martic defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 2-6 7-6(3) 

- Magda Linette defeated Victoria Azarenka (14) 5-7 6-1 6-2

- Varvara Gracheva defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-2 3-6 6-1