Match previews, takes, calls.

Fifth seed Alex de Minaur meets Quentin Halys in the second round on Saturday, with de Minaur projected around 76 percent.

Jelena Ostapenko and Paula Badosa produce one of the most volatile second-round matches on the Beijing schedule.

Elina Svitolina takes on Katerina Siniakova in a second-round match between two experienced counterpunchers.

Eighth seed Jakub Mensik faces Francisco Cerundolo in a second-round match with plenty of style contrast.

Hubert Hurkacz meets qualifier Arthur Gea in the second round in Beijing.

Karen Khachanov takes on qualifier Alex Molcan in the second round after the biggest result of his week.

Fourth seed Mirra Andreeva faces Chinese hope Yue Yuan in the second round. It is their first career meeting.

Eighth seed Iga Swiatek, a past Beijing champion, begins her tournament against Chinese wild card Xinyu Gao, who is ranked 244th.

Naomi Osaka, the 2019 Beijing champion and 12th seed, meets Maria Timofeeva in a first career meeting.

Coco Gauff begins her Beijing campaign against Camila Osorio of Colombia. It is their first meeting.

Jasmine Paolini, the 14th seed, takes on Ukraine's Daria Snigur in a first career meeting. This is the most competitive second-round match on the schedule.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka opens her Beijing campaign against Mexico's Renata Zarazua, ranked 94th. Sabalenka leads the head-to-head 1-0 after a 6-4, 6-0 win in Brisbane in 2024.

Top seed Elena Rybakina opens her Beijing campaign against Alina Charaeva in the second round, with models giving her roughly a 90 percent chance.

Novak Djokovic looks to extend his perfect Beijing record when he meets China's Bu Yunchaokete in the second round. It is their first tour-level meeting.

Seventh seed Karolina Muchova plays Katie Boulter in a rematch from the US Open, where Muchova won 6-1, 6-0. Muchova leads the head-to-head 2-0, both on hard courts.

Top seed Alexander Zverev faces wildcard Juncheng Shang, ranked around 250, in the second round in Beijing. They have never met on tour.

Fifth seed Linda Noskova meets Elena-Gabriela Ruse, who leads the head-to-head 1-0 after a 6-1, 6-3 win in Bad Homburg in June. That meeting was on grass, and they have never played on hard courts.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Matteo Berrettini meet in a first-round match that pairs a defensive shot-maker against one of the biggest servers in the draw.

The emotional match of the Tokyo draw is Kei Nishikori's farewell appearance at the tournament, and his opponent is second seed Frances Tiafoe. Nishikori is a two-time champion here, so the crowd will

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz opens his Tokyo title defense against Alex Michelsen, the American fresh off a run to the US Open quarterfinals. It is their first career meeting.

Lorenzo Musetti opens in Tokyo against Arthur Fery, the British player who reached the Wimbledon semifinals this summer. It is a match between two stylists on very different surfaces.

Third seed Daniil Medvedev opens his Beijing campaign against qualifier Pablo Carreno Busta, with the Russian holding a 5-2 edge in their head-to-head.

Holger Rune returns to the ATP Tour in Tokyo and draws the French player Kyrian Jacquet, who is coming off a semifinal run in Hangzhou last week. That makes this a genuinely tricky first-round return.

Flavio Cobolli opens his Beijing campaign as a top-five seed against Roman Safiullin, and the market barely separates them. Models give Cobolli only a slight edge, roughly 51 percent, which tells you

Learner Tien meets Hubert Hurkacz in a first-round match with a clear contrast in styles. Tien, ranked 15th, is 29-16 this season and wins his share of break points through elite return work. Hurkacz,

Paula Badosa and Daria Kasatkina meet again in Beijing weeks after their rain-interrupted first-round match at the US Open, which Badosa won after returning the next day. The two have played often and

Novak Djokovic returns to Beijing for the first time since 2015 and opens against Portugal's Nuno Borges. Djokovic is a six-time champion here with a perfect 29-0 record in the city, and that history

Second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime draws a tough opener in Karen Khachanov, one of the more dangerous unseeded players in the Beijing field. Both men rely on big serves and heavy forehands, which makes

Top seed Alexander Zverev opens his Beijing campaign against Cameron Norrie, and the matchup leans clearly toward the German. Zverev arrives fresh off winning his second major at the US Open and is ch

Andrey Rublev faces Tallon Griekspoor in Beijing after a strong week in Hangzhou, where he reached the final and picked up his 400th tour-level win before losing to Daniil Medvedev, who hit 23 aces in

Fifth seed Alex de Minaur should beat Mariano Navone in the first round of the China Open in Beijing. The Australian is the clear favorite on outdoor hard courts, and the pre-match models back that up

Eighth seed Jakub Mensik is the pick over Alexander Bublik in the first round of the China Open in Beijing, though this is the least predictable match on the opening slate. Pre-match models give Mensi

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Hubert Hurkacz meet for the Chengdu title in a final that looks closer than the seedings suggest. Davidovich Fokina, the second seed, leads the head-to-head 4-2, and th

Daniil Medvedev meets Andrey Rublev in Tuesday's Hangzhou final as the top seed and the man who has not dropped a set all week. It is their tenth meeting, and Medvedev leads the series 7-2, all of it

Hubert Hurkacz enters Monday's semifinal against Denis Shapovalov holding a 5-1 head-to-head edge, including a four-set win at the 2024 French Open, and that history makes him the favorite to reach Tu

Daniil Medvedev is the clear favorite to reach Tuesday's Hangzhou final after his Monday semifinal against Roman Safiullin, a matchup his return game and rally tolerance should control from the back c

Sunday's quarterfinals in Chengdu set up a Monday semifinal round with real contrast in styles. Hubert Hurkacz needed a third set to see off Marin Cilj-level resistance already this week and now meets

Second seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina meets qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili on Monday in a Chengdu semifinal between two players trending in opposite directions. They have met once, with Basilashvili

Daniil Medvedev meets Roman Safiullin for the first time on Monday in a Hangzhou semifinal between the sixth-ranked former world No. 1 and a Russian journeyman playing the best tennis of his career. T

Fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz takes on Denis Shapovalov on Monday for a spot in the Chengdu final, and the history between them heavily favors the Pole. Hurkacz leads the head-to-head 5-1, including a fou

Daniil Medvedev remains the clear favorite heading into Monday's Hangzhou semifinals after his quarterfinal against Yunuo Wong. His return game and court coverage have been the most reliable weapons i

Andrey Rublev faces Kyrian Jacquet on Monday in a Hangzhou semifinal that pits the tour's 25th-ranked veteran against a Frenchman playing in his first ATP Tour semifinal. The two have never met.

Roman Safiullin and Bu Yunchaokete have never met on tour, so Sunday's Hangzhou quarterfinal comes down almost entirely to which player's form is trending the right way this week. Neither man arrives

Andrey Rublev takes a significant form and head-to-head advantage into Sunday's Hangzhou quarterfinal against Hugo Gaston, who leads with just one previous meeting between them and no wins.

Fabian Marozsan brings far more match volume into Sunday's Hangzhou quarterfinal than Kyrian Jacquet, and that gap in experience this season should matter against a Frenchman still building consistenc

Denis Shapovalov takes a 3-1 head-to-head, including a perfect hard-court record, into his Chengdu Open quarterfinal against Adrian Mannarino.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is a heavy favorite over qualifier Alexandre Muller in their first meeting in the Chengdu Open quarterfinal.

Hubert Hurkacz meets giant-killer Lloyd Harris in the Chengdu Open quarterfinal after Harris upset top seed Valentin Vacherot in the previous round.

Leylah Fernandez faces Maja Chwalinska in the Singapore Open semifinal, a first meeting after both reached the last four without dropping a set.

Quentin Halys meets in-form Roman Safiullin in the Hangzhou Open round of 16, with the head-to-head tied at 1-1 between the two.

Daniil Medvedev faces red-hot Frenchman Valentin Royer in the Hangzhou Open round of 16, a first career meeting between the two players.

Hubert Hurkacz and Martin Damm run it back in Chengdu after a February meeting in Montpellier that Damm won in a tight three setter, 7-6(5), 6-4. That match was on an indoor hard court in Europe, and

Valentin Vacherot, the No. 19 ranked player in the world and one of the breakout stories of the season, faces a dangerous test in qualifier Lloyd Harris on Saturday. The two have never met on tour, wh

Kamil Majchrzak and Bu Yunchaokete have never played each other, and Saturday's second round meeting in Hangzhou pits two players heading in different directions this season. Majchrzak sits at No. 73

Daniil Medvedev opens his Hangzhou campaign against Frenchman Valentin Royer in a match that looks lopsided on paper. This is the pair's first career meeting, and the gap in ranking, No. 6 against No.

Seventh seed Denis Shapovalov meets Vit Kopriva for a place in the Chengdu quarterfinals.

Fourth seed Elise Mertens faces fifth seed Maja Chwalinska on Friday in a quarterfinal that is closer than the seeding gap suggests.

Katie Volynets and Kimberly Birrell meet in the Seoul quarterfinals with a genuinely even history behind them. The two are locked at 2-2 overall and 1-1 on hard courts, with the last four meetings alt

Seventh seed Maria Sakkari faces Australian Talia Gibson for a place in the Singapore semifinals.

Xinyu Wang and Tatiana Prozorova meet in the Singapore quarterfinals in a section of the draw blown open by Alexandra Eala's exit.

Top seed Mirra Andreeva and sixth seed Leylah Fernandez meet for the fifth time in the Singapore quarterfinals, with their head to head level at 2-2.

Fourth seed Botic van de Zandschulp starts his Chengdu campaign against qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili.

Third seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry opens his Hangzhou campaign against Kyrian Jacquet, who is riding a confidence boost.

Second seed Andrey Rublev begins his Hangzhou week against Australian Rinky Hijikata.

Defending champion Alejandro Tabilo opens his title defence against Adrian Mannarino in an all left-handed second round match.

Jenson Brooksby and Lorenzo Sonego meet in the second round in Chengdu, with a quarterfinal spot on the line.

Alexandra Eala plays her first match of the week here after a first-round bye as the third seed. World No. 18 is the highest ranking of her career and she arrives in Singapore as one of the genuine ti

Juan Manuel Cerundolo is the ranked favourite against Yi Zhou at the Chengdu Open, but this is the first round match most likely to embarrass a seed's projection. Cerundolo, who drew himself into this

Jelena Ostapenko opened her Seoul campaign with a tidy 6-4, 6-1 win over Anastasia Zakharova, which is about as smooth a start as the top seed could have asked for. Playing on a wild card and ranked 3

This is the definition of a match that could go either way, and it sits inside the most crowded section of the Hangzhou draw. Whoever wins joins a cluster containing fourth seed Quentin Halys, Roman S

An all-French first round in Chengdu pits 17-year-old Moise Kouame against veteran Alexandre Muller, and it is one of the more intriguing generational matchups of the week.

This is a straightforward surface mismatch on paper, and the Chengdu conditions make it more pronounced.

Maria Sakkari looked convincing in her Singapore opener, beating Linda Fruhvirtova 6-4, 6-1 with the kind of clean, front-foot tennis that has been missing for long stretches of her season. The sevent

Kimberly Birrell handled a tricky opener well, beating Tamara Zidansek 7-6(2), 6-4 to start her week in Seoul. The second seed had to survive a tight first set against an opponent who defends for a li

Hubert Hurkacz should beat Aleksandr Shevchenko in the Chengdu Open first round, and the head to head is the cleanest evidence available. Hurkacz has won all four of their previous meetings, and none

Miomir Kecmanovic opens his Chengdu campaign against qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili, and the Serbian arrives as the clear favourite on ranking and recent rhythm.

Valentin Vacherot is the top seed at the Chengdu Open and returns to China for the first time since his title run at the 2025 Shanghai Masters. That result reset expectations for him, and it also mean

Both players arrive here having lost the opening set and won anyway, which tells you most of what you need to know about how this one will go.

Elena-Gabriela Ruse was the most ruthless winner of the Seoul first round, dismissing Eva Lys 6-1, 6-2 without ever letting the German settle. For a fourth seed opening a WTA 250 that is close to a pe

Juncheng Shang plays in front of a home crowd in Chengdu, and there are few players on tour better equipped to make that irrelevant than Adrian Mannarino.

Xinyu Wang produced the cleanest win of the Singapore first round, taking out eighth seed Donna Vekic 6-1, 6-2 in under an hour of actual tennis. That scoreline matters more than the ranking compariso

The winner here almost certainly runs into Daniil Medvedev, which gives this opener more weight than the names suggest.

The Sichuan International Tennis Center plays fast, and that reshapes this matchup before a ball is struck. Chengdu is one of the quicker setups on the ATP calendar, which puts a premium on serving an

Alycia Parks leads this head to head 2-1 and won the most recent meeting 6-4 6-4 in the first round at Roland Garros in May. She is still the underdog at 2.92, with Fernandez at 1.40.

Mirra Andreeva opens her Singapore campaign against Aliaksandra Sasnovich, and the pricing says everything about how the market reads it. Andreeva sits at 1.073. Sasnovich is out at 8.00.

Seventh seed Jaime Faria drew arguably the worst possible first-round opponent in Hangzhou. Terence Atmane is the kind of player nobody wants in an opening round, seeded or not.

Sho Shimabukuro is the marginal favourite against Hugo Gaston in the Hangzhou Open first round, but this is one of the genuinely awkward matchups in the bottom quarter of the draw.

The ATP Tour opens its Chinese swing on Wednesday and Jia Hu faces Vit Kopriva in the Chengdu first round, a first career meeting between the two.

Kamilla Rakhimova is the eighth seed in Seoul at No. 76 in the world, and Katie Volynets is exactly the opponent she does not want in the second round of a WTA 250.

Maya Joint is seeded fifth in Seoul at No. 68, and she faces Korean wildcard Dayeon Back in the second round.

This is the best match on the Singapore card and the odds agree. Mertens is 1.77, Krejcikova 2.04, which is about as close as a second-round line gets at a WTA 500.

Seventh seed Denis Shapovalov opens his Chengdu week against Tallon Griekspoor in the most dangerous unseeded-versus-seeded matchup in the bottom half of the draw.

Maja Chwalinska and Oleksandra Oliynykova meet for the second time, with Chwalinska favored at 1.65 against 2.22.

Kyrian Jacquet and Aleksandar Vukic meet for the first time, with a probable second-round date against sixth seed Fabian Marozsan waiting for the winner.

Daniil Medvedev is the top seed at the Hangzhou Open and the draw handed him the cleanest route of any leading player. The world No. 6 receives a first round bye and then meets either Valentin Royer o

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo should win this Hangzhou Open opener against Jie Cui, and the ranking gap explains most of it. Vallejo enters as the fifth seed at world No. 58, the highest position of his caree

Lanlana Tararudee is seeded third in Seoul at No. 61, and she meets Sohyun Park in the second round after the Korean came through her opener.

The best opening-round match in Hangzhou is a straight rematch. Yunchaokete Bu and Michael Zheng met in the US Open second round earlier this month, and Zheng won it 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 over four sets

Eighth seed Sebastian Baez is the first seed on court when the Chengdu Open main draw opens on Wednesday, and he draws Jenson Brooksby for the third time this season.