Zheng Qinwen bids farewell to the China season, multiple seeds face early exits, Shelby Rogers beats Siniakova again, Pegula defeats Navarro

Three minutes daily to keep up with tennis worldwide. Hello tennis enthusiasts, today is Saturday, October 4, 2025. Welcome to the news midday report provided by "Tennis Home."

First, let's turn our attention to China's leading player Zheng Qinwen. Last night Beijing time,Zheng Qinwen announced that due to an elbow injury, she will withdraw from the rest of the Chinese season, including the Wuhan and Ningbo tournaments she was scheduled to participate in. She also recorded a special video to apologize to Chinese fans and promised to return next year. We wish her a speedy recovery!

Back to the courts. From afternoon to evening Beijing time yesterday, the ATP1000 Shanghai Masters held its singles second round matches. In a highlight match, 38-year-old Serbian star Novak Djokovic defeated 37-year-old Croatian veteran Marin Cilic 7-6(2), 6-4, winning the Masters match featuring the highest combined age of players. Next, he will face German qualifier Hanfmann, who came back from a 6-7(9) 6-2 6-1 victory over the 25th seed Thiago Monteiro.

10th seed and Denmark’s top player Rune defeated Argentina’s Baez, ranked 170, 7-5 6-4 to advance to the round of 32; 11th seed and Norway’s top player Ruud failed to win, retiring due to injury while trailing 1-4 in the deciding set, allowing his opponentBerrettini to advance.

6th seed and American rising star Shelton was eliminated by Belgian veteran Goffin in straight sets 6-2 6-4; 14th seed Kazakhstan’s Bublik lost in three sets to qualifier Vacherot, also suffering an early exit.

Other winners who advanced include Diallo ,F. Cerundolo, Munar, Fritz, Pericard, Humbert, Mahach, Griekspoor.

Men’s doubles first round: The wildcard Chinese pair Bu Yunchao/Ket and He Chengrui defeated Zverev/Melo 7-6(3) 4-6 10-5, successfully passing the first round. This marks Bu’s second doubles victory over Siniakova.

The wildcard duo Shang Juncheng/Zhang Zhizhen lost 3-6 3-6 to the French team Moutet/A.-Muller, failing to advance.

Now turning to the women’s event. Last night Beijing time, the WTA1000 China Open quarterfinals concluded, with the final two semifinal spots decided. Czech rising star and 26th seed Noskova defeated Britain’s Katar 6-3 6-4, reaching her first-ever WTA1000 semifinal, the highest level she has achieved so far.

In another match, American top player Pegula came back after losing the first set 6-7, winning the next two sets 6-2 6-1 to overturn Navarro and advance to the semifinals. With Gauff and Anisimova already securing two semifinal places, Americans now hold three of the four semifinal spots at this year's China Open.

Additionally, the 2025 Wuhan Open women’s singles qualifying draw was released yesterday. Three Chinese players will compete, with their first-round opponents as follows: Tian Fangran vs. Bronzeti; Wang Xiyu vs. Buksa; Wang Yafan vs. Mermet.

Finally, a guessing game. The image below shows a player "showing their feet." Without hints, can you identify whose feet these are?

Last time’s guess was correct. Yes, the person in the picture is China’s Wang Xiyu.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lone Wolf)