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Friday, October 9, 2026 · Bartunkova routs Muchova for first WTA 1000 semifinal; Andreeva tops Alexandrova in twin tiebreaks for Beijing semis; Hurkacz and Tsitsipas advance in Shanghai; Cerundolo, Struff, and Arnaldi reach Shanghai round of 64

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On Thursday at the China Open in Beijing, No. 26 seed Nikola Bartunkova reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal with a 6-3, 6-0 win over No. 7 seed Karolina Muchova in 67 minutes. The 20-year-old Czech won the first five and final seven games against her Prague training-club compatriot. Bartunkova will face No. 4 seed Mirra Andreeva for a place in the final.

Mirra Andreeva edged No. 19 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in 1 hour and 53 minutes on Thursday night to reach the Beijing semifinals for the first time. Andreeva led 4-1 and served for the match at 5-3 in the second set before Alexandrova forced a tiebreak. Andreeva earned her first tour-level win over Alexandrova after losing their first two meetings without taking a set.

At the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Thursday, Hubert Hurkacz fired 19 aces in an 81-minute 6-3, 7-6(4) win over James Duckworth. The 2023 champion set a second-round meeting with four-time title winner Novak Djokovic. Stefanos Tsitsipas opened Stadium Court with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat of qualifier Kimmer Coppejans and improved to 6-0 in Shanghai opening rounds. Tsitsipas will face No. 18 seed Luciano Darderi next.

Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Jan-Lennard Struff, and Matteo Arnaldi also advanced Thursday in Shanghai. Cerundolo beat qualifier Nicolas Mejia 6-4, 6-4 to set up a meeting with No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz. Struff defeated Martin Landaluce 6-4, 6-4 and will play No. 6 Daniil Medvedev. Arnaldi topped Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-1 in 52 minutes to meet No. 11 seed Taylor Fritz.

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Bartunkova routs Muchova for first WTA 1000 semifinal
No. 26 seed Nikola Bartunkova defeated No. 7 seed Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-0 in 67 minutes on Thursday at the China Open, winning the first five and final seven games to reach her first WTA 1000 semifinal.
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Andreeva tops Alexandrova in twin tiebreaks for Beijing semis
No. 4 seed Mirra Andreeva beat No. 19 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in 1 hour and 53 minutes on Thursday night, earning her first win over Alexandrova and a first China Open semifinal.
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Hurkacz and Tsitsipas advance in Shanghai
Hubert Hurkacz fired 19 aces in a 6-3, 7-6(4) win over James Duckworth to set a second-round match with Novak Djokovic, and Stefanos Tsitsipas beat qualifier Kimmer Coppejans 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
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Cerundolo, Struff, and Arnaldi reach Shanghai round of 64
Juan Manuel Cerundolo defeated Nicolas Mejia 6-4, 6-4, Jan-Lennard Struff beat Martin Landaluce 6-4, 6-4, and Matteo Arnaldi topped Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday, setting second-round meetings with Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, and Taylor Fritz.
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