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No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 7 Casper Ruud are bumped to the second court in Beijing – in part because of the scheduling needs of the WTA Tour (which is a 1000).

The late night match on the main court was Sinner vs Dimitrov, which turned out to be a more competitive match.

It’s always possible that they asked Alcaraz if he wanted to play late, late late and he decided that playing earlier on the second court was a better option.

In Astana, they’re at the semifinal stage.

(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

Monday, Oct. 2, 2023
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[1] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) def [7] Casper Ruud (NOR) 64 62
[2] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) def. Ugo Humbert (FRA) 64 36 61
[6] Jannik Sinner (ITA) def Grigor Dimitrov  (BUL) 64 36 62
[8] Alexander Zverev (GER) def. Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 61 67 (5) 63

Doubles, quarterfinals

[2] Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Neal Skupski (GBR) def. Hugo Nys (MON ) / Jan Zielinski (POL) 62 63
[4] Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) def. Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 67 (5) 76 (5) [10-5]

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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

Monday, Oct. 2, 2023
Final results

Singles, semifinals

[5] Sebastian Korda (USA) def [WC] Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) 67 (8) 76 (2) 76 (3)
[6] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) def Sebastian Ofner (AUT) 64 62

Doubles, semifinals

[2] Nathaniel Lammons / Jackson Withrow (USA) def. Ariel Behar (URU) / Adam Pavlasek (CZE) 63 26 [10-4]
[4] Mate Pavic (CRO) / John Peers (AUS) def Robin Haase / Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) 62 61

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