Overview

• Jessica Pegula edged Hailey Baptiste 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (6) after seven match points to reach Wuhan’s third round and set up a meeting with Ekaterina Alexandrova.
• Aryna Sabalenka rallied past Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to extend her Wuhan record to 18-0 and move into the last 16 against Liudmila Samsonova.
• Naomi Osaka exited Wuhan with a 7-6 (2), 6-3 loss to Linda Noskova, who advanced to face Elena Rybakina in the round of 16.
• Coco Gauff cruised 6-1, 6-0 over Moyuka Uchijima as heat and humidity continued to take a toll, with Karolina Muchova retiring mid-match after on-court medical checks.
• Alex de Minaur defeated Nuno Borges 7-5, 6-2 to reach the Shanghai quarterfinals and record his 50th win of 2025, drawing Daniil Medvedev next as Novak Djokovic progressed to face Zizou Bergs despite recent health scares.