Sinner delivers a bagel to wipe out Xiao Ziwei, Taiwan's Jin Hua suffers a heartbreaking 5-0 defeat, Leylah edges Swiatek in a speed contest.

Three minutes daily to catch up on global tennis news. Hello tennis fans, today is Sunday, November 2, 2025. Welcome to the midday news report brought to you by "Tennis Home."

This morning Beijing time, the ATP1000 Paris Masters completed its singles semifinals, setting the finalists. The No. 2 seed and world No. 2 Sinner took only 62 minutes to dominate defending champion and No. 3 seed Zverev with a 6-0 6-1 bagel and breadsticks victory, leveling their head-to-head at 5-4, extending his indoor hardcourt winning streak to 25 matches, and reaching his ninth Masters final in his career.

In another match, No. 9 seed Canadian Alcaraz came back from a 1-4 deficit in the second set to win five consecutive games, eventually defeating No. 13 seed Kazakh Bublik 7-6(3) 6-4. This marks his fifth final appearance on tour this season. It’s FAA’s 20th career tour final and his second Masters final, bringing him closer to qualifying for the year-end championships.

Turning to the women’s court. Last night Beijing time, three WTA250 tournaments concluded their singles semifinals, with finalists decided. Hong Kong: In an all-Canadian clash, No. 3 seed Mboko came from behind to beat No. 2 seed Fernandez 2-6 6-3 6-2, reaching her second career tour final. She will face Spain’s Bucsa, who swept No. 5 seed Australian rising star Jonte 6-3 6-1, marking her first career singles final on tour.

In doubles, Chinese pair Jiang Xinyu and Wang Yafan cruised past the cross-strait duo Feng Shuo and Liang Enshuo 6-2 6-2 to reach the final. They will compete against Momoko Kobori and Pripyeho for the championship trophy.

Jiujiang: 17-year-old Austrian wildcard Tagger overcame a 2-5 deficit and saved three match points in the deciding set to defeat defending champion and No. 2 seed Grubich 6-1 4-6 7-5. This was her first WTA main draw appearance this week, and she advanced straight to the final. Next, she will face Russian Blinkova, who defeated Czech youngster Salkova 6-4 6-4, reaching a tour final for the first time in two and a half years.

Chennai: No. 7 seed Australian player Biller mounted a comeback from 0-5 down in the final set, saving four match points and winning seven straight games to beat Taiwanese player Joanne Grelan 6-7(2) 6-3 7-5, handing her opponent a crushing loss and reaching her second career tour final. She will face No. 4 seed and Indonesia’s top player Zeng Limi for the title, who narrowly defeated Thai player Tararudi 7-6(6) 7-6(5) in two tiebreaks, also marking her second career tour final appearance.

Shifting focus to Riyadh. Last night Beijing time, the WTA year-end championships began. In the Serena Williams singles group, No. 2 seed and Polish star Swiatek smashed No. 7 seed American Keys 6-1 6-2 to start the group stage with a win.

In another match, No. 6 seed Kazakh star Rybakina defeated first-time finalist and No. 4 seed American Anisimova 6-3 6-1, also securing her first group stage victory. These two matches lasted 61 minutes for Swiatek and 57 minutes for Rybakina, with the Kazakh player edging out a narrow win.

In the doubles Navratilova group, top seeds Erani/Broni defeated No. 8 seeds Muhammad/Shuls 6-3 6-3; No. 6 seeds Hsieh Su-wei/Ostapenko came back from 1-6 7-5 to win 10-5 over No. 4 seeds Kudermetova/Mertens, both pairs earning their first group stage wins.

Additionally, during the tournament, the WTA presented a trophy to Belarusian star Sabalenka, confirming her as the year-end WTA singles world No. 1 for the second consecutive year.

Looking ahead to next week’s events. Last night Beijing time, the main draws for two ATP250 indoor hardcourt tournaments next week were announced. Athens: Djokovic, Musetti, Darderi, and Brandon Nakashima will lead the field; Metz: Alcaraz, Medvedev, Bublik, and Cobolli are the top four seeds. Notably, the Athens event relocated and renamed from the original Belgrade stop due to ATP operational standards and Djokovic’s residency in Athens, with his brother Djordje serving as tournament director.

Finally, let’s play a guessing game. The image below shows the back of a player. Without any hints, can you identify who she is?

Last time’s guess was correct. Indeed, the person in the photo is the British No. 1, Raducanu.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Independent Thinker)