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Davidovich and Chwalinska win titles in Shanghai and Wuhan

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Alejandro Davidovich won the Shanghai Masters after defeating fellow Spaniard Rafael Jódar 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the final. The 27-year-old, ranked 26th, recovered after losing the first set and overcame a break in the third. He had lost his previous five finals, but won all three finals he played in 2026. Davidovich was reported to be the first Spaniard to win the Shanghai tournament, which was first held in 2009; Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal had previously failed to win it.

Maja Chwalinska won the women’s WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan, beating Britain’s Sonay Kartal 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. The 22nd-ranked Pole claimed her first title after Kartal, who had returned in late September following a six-month absence because of a back injury, initially took control before tiring. Chwalinska secured the match at her third match point. She had lost the French Open final to Mirra Andreyeva in June.

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Botic van de Zandschulp eliminated in the fourth round in Shanghai

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Botic van de Zandschulp was eliminated in the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters after losing 7-6 (4), 4-6, 2-6 to Spain's Rafael Jódar. Van de Zandschulp won the opening set in a tiebreak but lost his serve early in each of the next two sets and did not reach his first Masters quarter-final.

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Zheng Qinwen reportedly won the China Open

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Chinese tennis player Zheng Qinwen was reported to have won the China Open in Beijing, ending an almost two-year wait for another WTA title. The 24-year-old defeated Russian teenager Mirra Andrejeva 7–5, 6–4 in the final.

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Aryna Sabalenka eliminated in Wuhan Open second round

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Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated in the second round of the Wuhan Open on Wednesday, losing to American player Ann Li 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). The world number two had also lost in the third round of the China Open the previous week, to Nikola Bartunkova.