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Saturday, October 10, 2026 · Mertens tops Swiatek for first Beijing semifinal; Zheng beats Svitolina to reach Beijing semis; Hurkacz upsets Djokovic in Shanghai second round; Zhou stuns Musetti in Shanghai tiebreaks; Zverev and Shelton advance in Shanghai

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On Friday night at the China Open in Beijing, Elise Mertens upset No. 8 seed Iga Swiatek 7-6(0), 6-3 in 1 hour and 50 minutes to reach her first China Open semifinal. Mertens won 87 percent of her first-serve points and did not face a break point. She has now beaten three Grand Slam champions in a row at the event and will face wild card Qinwen Zheng.

Earlier Friday in Beijing, Qinwen Zheng defeated No. 6 seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6(8) in 1 hour and 47 minutes. Zheng took the first set with three breaks and held through a tight second set before converting her second match point in the tiebreak. The win sent her to a fourth WTA 1000 semifinal.

At the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Friday, Hubert Hurkacz beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 in 87 minutes for his first win in nine tries against the Serbian. The 2023 champion won 82 percent of first-serve points and runs an eight-match streak at Qi Zhong. Hurkacz opens the third round against wild card Yi Zhou.

Zhou earned that meeting by upsetting No. 24 seed Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(7), 3-6, 7-6(1) in the night session. The world No. 277 saved three set points in the first-set tiebreak and raced to 5-0 in the third-set tiebreak before closing with 14 aces.

Alexander Zverev stumbled chasing a backhand at 6-4, 5-5 but recovered to defeat wild card Yibing Wu 6-4, 7-6(4) in 1 hour and 36 minutes. No. 3 seed Ben Shelton celebrated his 24th birthday with a 6-3, 7-6(6) win over Daniel Altmaier, his 40th tour-level victory this season.

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Mertens tops Swiatek for first Beijing semifinal
Elise Mertens upset No. 8 seed Iga Swiatek 7-6(0), 6-3 in 1 hour and 50 minutes on Friday night at the China Open, winning 87 percent of first-serve points without facing a break point to reach her first WTA 1000 semifinal since 2021.
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Zheng beats Svitolina to reach Beijing semis
Wild card Qinwen Zheng defeated No. 6 seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6(8) in 1 hour and 47 minutes on Friday at the China Open, converting her second match point in the second-set tiebreak for a fourth career WTA 1000 semifinal.
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Hurkacz upsets Djokovic in Shanghai second round
Hubert Hurkacz defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 in 87 minutes on Friday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters for his first win in nine meetings with the former world No. 1, extending an eight-match winning streak at the event.
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Zhou stuns Musetti in Shanghai tiebreaks
Wild card Yi Zhou upset No. 24 seed Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(7), 3-6, 7-6(1) on Friday night at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, saving three set points in the first-set tiebreak and firing 14 aces to set a third-round meeting with Hubert Hurkacz.
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Zverev and Shelton advance in Shanghai
Alexander Zverev recovered from a late fall to beat wild card Yibing Wu 6-4, 7-6(4) in 1 hour and 36 minutes, and No. 3 seed Ben Shelton marked his 24th birthday with a 6-3, 7-6(6) win over Daniel Altmaier for his 40th tour-level win of 2026.
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Mertens tops Swiatek for first Beijing semifinal

Zheng beats Svitolina to reach Beijing semis

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Zverev and Shelton advance in Shanghai

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