Overview
- Aryna Sabalenka rallied past Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to stay perfect in Wuhan, reaching 18-0 at the event and setting up a last-16 match against Liudmila Samsonova as she pursues a fourth straight title.
- Coco Gauff cruised 6-1, 6-0 into the Wuhan third round to face wildcard Zhang Shuai, and Jessica Pegula saved six match points in a near three-hour win over Hailey Baptiste to earn a meeting with Ekaterina Alexandrova.
- After a comeback win over Leylah Fernandez in her opener, Naomi Osaka fell 7-6 (2), 6-3 to Linda Noskova, who will play Elena Rybakina in the Wuhan last 16.
- In Shanghai, Alex de Minaur beat Nuno Borges 7-5, 6-2 for his 50th tour-level win of 2025 and a quarter-final date with Daniil Medvedev, who edged Learner Tien in a nearly three-hour test.
- Novak Djokovic advanced to a Shanghai quarter-final against Zizou Bergs despite needing on-court treatment and feeling ill, as Felix Auger-Aliassime and Arthur Rinderknech also reached the last eight and heat-related retirements hit the Wuhan draw.