Talk About Tennis 2.0

Tournament: China Open
Location: Beijing, China
Level: WTA 1000
Dates: September 24 - October 5, 2025
Total Financial Commitment: $8,963,700
Surface: Hard

Pos Player Rank

1 ARYNA SABALENKA 1
2 IGA SWIATEK(POL) 2
3 COCO GAUFF(USA) 3
4 JESSICA PEGULA(USA) 4
5 MIRRA ANDREEVA 5
6 MADISON KEYS(USA) 6
7 QINWEN ZHENG(CHN) 7
8 JASMINE PAOLINI(ITA) 8
9 AMANDA ANISIMOVA(USA) 9
10 ELENA RYBAKINA(KAZ) 10
11 EMMA NAVARRO(USA) 11
12 EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA 12
13 KAROLINA MUCHOVA(CZE) 13
14 CLARA TAUSON(DEN) 14
15 ELINA SVITOLINA(UKR) 15
16 PAULA BADOSA(ESP) 16
17 DIANA SHNAIDER 17
18 DARIA KASATKINA(AUS) 18
19 BELINDA BENCIC(SUI) 19
20 LIUDMILA SAMSONOVA 20
21 ELISE MERTENS(BEL) 21
22 BEATRIZ HADDAD MAIA(BRA) 22
23 VICTORIA MBOKO(CAN) 23
24 NAOMI OSAKA(JPN) 24
25 VERONIKA KUDERMETOVA 25
26 JELENA OSTAPENKO(LAT) 26
27 SOFIA KENIN(USA) 27
28 MARTA KOSTYUK(UKR) 28
29 ANNA KALINSKAYA 29
30 LEYLAH FERNANDEZ(CAN) 30
31 DAYANA YASTREMSKA(UKR) 31
32 LINDA NOSKOVA(CZE) 32
33 MAGDALENA FRECH(POL) 33
34 XINYU WANG(CHN) 34
35 REBECCA SRAMKOVA(SVK) 35
36 EMMA RADUCANU(GBR) 36
37 MAGDA LINETTE(POL) 37
38 ASHLYN KRUEGER(USA) 38
39 OLGA DANILOVIC(SRB) 39
40 JESSICA BOUZAS MANEIRO(ESP) 40
41 MCCARTNEY KESSLER(USA) 41
42 TATJANA MARIA(GER) 42
43 MAYA JOINT(AUS) 43
44 MARIE BOUZKOVA(CZE) 44
45 ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA 45
46 LOIS BOISSON(FRA) 46
47 HAILEY BAPTISTE(USA) 47
48 KATIE BOULTER(GBR) 48
49 DONNA VEKIC(CRO) 49
50 JAQUELINE CRISTIAN(ROU) 50
51 SONAY KARTAL(GBR) 51
52 LAURA SIEGEMUND(GER) 52
53 ANASTASIA POTAPOVA 53
54 PEYTON STEARNS(USA) 54
55 YULIA PUTINTSEVA(KAZ) 55
56 ALYCIA PARKS(USA) 56
57 LUCIA BRONZETTI(ITA) 57
58 ANN LI(USA) 58
59 EVA LYS(GER) 59
60 MARKETA VONDROUSOVA(CZE) 60
61 DANIELLE COLLINS(USA) 61
62 BARBORA KREJCIKOVA(CZE) 62
63 CAMILA OSORIO(COL) 63
64 MARIA SAKKARI(GRE) 64
65 BIANCA ANDREESCU(CAN) PR64
66 KAMILLA RAKHIMOVA 65
67 ANASTASIJA SEVASTOVA(LAT) PR65
68 SUZAN LAMENS(NED) 66
69 POLINA KUDERMETOVA 67
70 YULIIA STARODUBTSEVA(UKR) 68
71 ANTONIA RUZIC(CRO) 69
72 ELENA-GABRIELA RUSE(ROU) 70
73 SORANA CIRSTEA(ROU) 71
74 CATY MCNALLY(USA) PR71
75 YAFAN WANG(CHN) PR71
76 VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC(SUI) 72

Updates

MD Update
Collins OUT
Jovic IN

Q Update
Zarazua OUT
Stefanini IN

Sabalenka is out.

So is Pavs.

Women's Singles Main Draw Wildcards (8):

Zhang Shuai
Yuan Yue
Wang Xiyu
Guo Hanyu
Zhu Lin
Wei Siji
Shi Han
Zhang Ruien

The court at Beijing appears significantly slower than the USO.. at best medium-paced. I wouldnt expect Pegula, Navarro, Mertens to do well.. they need at least SOME help from the court, which they wont get. Samsonova, Noskova, Yastremska and Kostyuk will do better than their ranking and seeding suggest. Rybakina appears to be playing well, and the court will suit her. Anisimova too, but not clear that where she is mentally - withdrew from Korea for no good reason? So: buy Rybakina, Ystaremska, Kostyuk, Noskova, Samsonova.. sell Pegula, Navarro, Mertens at this tournament..

ti-amie wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 11:05 pm Women's Singles Main Draw Wildcards (8):

Zhang Shuai
Yuan Yue
Wang Xiyu
Guo Hanyu
Zhu Lin
Wei Siji
Shi Han
Zhang Ruien

Some sort of trend here, just trying to figure out what it is.

(Indian wells was 6/8 for what it was worth)

Fastbackss wrote: ↑Mon Sep 22, 2025 11:21 pm

ti-amie wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 11:05 pm Women's Singles Main Draw Wildcards (8):

Zhang Shuai
Yuan Yue
Wang Xiyu
Guo Hanyu
Zhu Lin
Wei Siji
Shi Han
Zhang Ruien

Some sort of trend here, just trying to figure out what it is.

(Indian wells was 6/8 for what it was worth)

Peng Shuai still not in the tournament?(or in the public...)

Owendonovan wrote: ↑Tue Sep 23, 2025 2:09 amPeng Shuai

who is that? she never existed, all a figment of some woke imagination!!

I see your point, but her disappearance is not far from what we have been talking about (in another topic) about fascism and totalitarian regimes.
If she is never seen again in public, she never existed. A frightening thing.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 23, 2025 9:49 am but her disappearance is not far from what we have been talking about (in another topic) about fascism and totalitarian regimes.

yes, that is what I was alluding to... she has probably been erased..

There have been periodic sightings of her in the following years, including as recently as January 2025, so I'd say she's more diluted than erased. I read she was onsite hitting balls during the Beijing tournament last year. Her entire personality does seem to be gone, though.

Very interested to see if the adjustments to Coco's game have stuck at all, or if we're months away from that.

Thu, 25 September, 2025 (Day 4)

Capital Group Diamond Starts At 11:00


A. Muller Vs (5) K. Khachanov
Followed By
M. Uchijima (Q) Vs L. Zhu (WC)
Followed By
D. Vekic Vs C. Bucsa (Q)
Not Before 19:00
J. Sinner (1) Vs M. Cilic
Followed By
Y. Yuan (WC) Vs Y. Putintseva

Lotus Starts At 11:00

H. Guo (WC) Vs X. Wang (WC)
Not Before 13:00
B. Bonzi Vs F. Marozsan
Followed By
T. Atmane (Q) Vs (WC) Z. Zhang
Followed By
A. Davidovich Fokina Vs C. Ugo Carabelli
Followed By
S. Lamens Vs Y. Wang

Moon Starts At 11:00

Z. Sonmez Vs S. Wei (WC)
Followed By
R. Sramkova Vs E. Ruse
Followed By
K. Siniakova Vs A. Potapova
Followed By
S. Kartal Vs A. Parks

Brad Drewett Starts At 11:00

A. Li Vs C. Osorio
Followed By
M. Frech Vs E. Seidel (Q)
Followed By
L. Boisson Vs D. Galfi (Q)
Followed By
J. Bouzas Maneiro Vs J. Cristian

Court 3 Starts At 11:00

A. Tomljanovic Vs Y. Starodubtseva
Followed By
A. Sasnovich (Q) Vs J. Tjen (Q)
Followed By
V. Jimenez Kasintseva (Q) Vs M. Joint

Court 5 Starts At 14:00

R16
M. Melo/A. Zverev Vs (WC) Y. Bu/C. Norrie
Followed By
R16
S. Doumbia/F. Reboul Vs A. Bublik/L. Musetti

ATP MD

1 SINNER, Jannik ITA vs CILIC, Marin CRO
Q ATMANE, Terence FRA vs WC ZHANG, Zhizhen CHN
BONZI, Benjamin FRA vs MAROZSAN, Fabian HUN
MULLER, Alexandre FRA vs 5 KHACHANOV, Karen

3 DE MINAUR, Alex AUS vs WC BU, Yunchaokete CHN
Q GOFFIN, David BEL vs ETCHEVERRY, Tomas M… ARG
WC SHANG, Juncheng CHN vs Q CAZAUX, Arthur FRA
KECMANOVIC, Miomir SRB vs 7 MENSIK, Jakub CZE

6 RUBLEV, Andrey vs COBOLLI, Flavio ITA
TIEN, Learner USA vs CERUNDOLO, Francisco ARG
Q MANNARINO, Adrian FRA vs BUBLIK, Alexander KAZ
MPETSHI PERRICARD, … FRA vs 4 MUSETTI, Lorenzo ITA

8 MEDVEDEV, Daniil vs NORRIE, Cameron GBR
DAVIDOVICH FOKINA, Al… ESP vs UGO CARABELLI, Camilo ARG
MOUTET, Corentin FRA vs GRIEKSPOOR, Tallon NED
SONEGO, Lorenzo ITA vs 2 ZVEREV, Alexander GER