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First-round matches begin in Astana, with the final round of qualifying also going on.

Among the main-draw players to see action were Laslo Djere and Botic Van de Zandschulp. Both are out.

In Beijing, where Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime drew … No. 3 seed Holger Rune in the first round, it’s the final round of qualifying in both singles and doubles.

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WTA Tour – Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 final results

(Beijing is 12 hours ahead of EDT; Astana is 10 hours ahead)

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China Open
Location: Beijing, China
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 28 – Oct. 4, 2023
Prize money: $3,798,915
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023
Final results
Singles qualifying, final round

(First-round opponents in brackets)

[4] Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) def. [6] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 63 62 ([Q] J.J. Wolf)
Yannick Hanfmann (GER) def [3] Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 61 64 ([1] Carlos Alcaraz)
[PR] Lloyd Harris (RSA) def. [ALT] Cristian Garin (CHI) 63 60 (Tomas Martin Etcheverry)
[7] J.J. Wolf (USA) def. [1] Max Purcell (AUS) 63 60 ([Q] Matteo Arnaldi)

Doubles qualifying

[1] Alexander Erler / Lucas Miedler (AUT) def. [2] Anirudh Chandrasekar / Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) 64 63 ([3] Gonzalez/Molteni)

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Astana Open
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 27 – Oct. 3, 2023
Prize money: $1,093,360
Draws: S28 – D16

Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

[WC] Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) def [7] Laslo Djere (SRB) 63 21 retd

Nuno Borges (POR) def. [WC] Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 57 76 (6) 64
[WC] Alexander Shevchenko (RUS) def. Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) 64 63

Doubles, first round

Gregoire Barrere / Adrian Mannarino (FRA) def. [WC] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) / Daniil Golubev (RUS) 62 62

Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[PR] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) def [2] Alexandre Muller (FRA) 64 76 (3) (Bernabe Zapata Miralles)
[ALT] Alibek Kachmazov (RUS) def. [7] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 76 (4) 76 (8) (Corentin Moutet)
[5] Jurij Rodionov (AUT) def. [ALT] Rubin Statham (NZL) 76 (7) 64 (Grégoire Barrere)
[6] Sho Shimabukuro (JPN) def [4] Taro Daniel (JPN) 63 67 (7) 76 (6) (Roberto Carballes Baena)