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Recap
Hurkacz, the 2023 champion, won at the ninth attempt against Djokovic. The 10th seed, three days on from winning in Beijing, says he plans to play only the Paris Masters next.
October 9, 2026 15:19
News
Italy, who have won the last three Davis Cups, open against debutants South Korea on 25 November. Germany meet Great Britain on 26 November, and the final is on Sunday 29 November in Bologna.
October 8, 2026 12:56
Preview
Jannik Sinner ended his season on Tuesday, so Alexander Zverev is the top seed in Shanghai. Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic both arrive as champions from last week, and Valentin Vacherot defends the title.
October 7, 2026 1:06
Djokovic won the first set on a tie-break and De Minaur retired after the opening game of the second, handing him a seventh title in Beijing, where he is 34-0. A day earlier Medvedev had been defaulted from the semi-final.
October 6, 2026 15:07
Djokovic broke Zverev at 5-4 in the third set, after Zverev saved one match point, and is the first man in the Open Era to win his first 32 matches at a single tournament.
October 4, 2026 23:25
The former world No. 4 and 2014 US Open finalist lost in the first round of the Japan Open, then cried through an on-court farewell in front of a full home crowd.
October 1, 2026 15:07
Sinner has not played since the Wimbledon final and has now pulled out of Shanghai. Zverev lost to Djokovic in the Beijing quarter-finals, so the double that would have made him No. 1 on 19 October is no longer possible.
October 1, 2026 13:24
The six-time champion beat Nuno Borges 6-3, 7-6(2) on his first visit since 2015, but needed the trainer in the second set before pulling clear in the tie-break.
September 30, 2026 17:30
The 2024 champion was ranked 11th when the field was set and ninth by the time he played, and needed two three-set wins to reach a draw he would normally have entered directly.
September 29, 2026 14:40
Team Europe won 13-5 at The O2, a year after losing 15-9 in San Francisco. It was the fourth time Zverev has clinched the event, and it gave Yannick Noah his first title as captain.
September 28, 2026 1:43
Team Europe are at home a year after losing 15-9 in San Francisco. Rafael Jódar is their only debutant, and Team World bring three, with Brandon Nakashima in for Ben Shelton.
September 24, 2026 15:44
Tickets have been on sale through Ticketmaster since 13 August. Tennis Australia is now limiting how many Ground Passes it sells for each day, and the early-bird price runs out at 12.59pm Melbourne time on 30 November.
September 24, 2026 13:01
Bucșa arrived late from Mexico, lost her singles to Yulia Putintseva, then returned about 30 minutes later to save 18 of 20 break points with Sara Sorribes Tormo. Spain play Czechia on Friday.
September 23, 2026 22:53
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