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Killer order of play in Tokyo with Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime opening up against a player who gave him fits earlier in his career, Yoshihito Nishioka. This one was … fraught with a lot of things. But in the end, despite having two match points, Auger-Aliassime goes down.

Cana-Chilean Alejandro Tabilo took on Holger Rune. And every other match was absolutely fire.

That included a “2014 redux” featuring two players who have been through it physically since their US Open final a decade ago: Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori. Cilic is coming straight from winning the title in Hangzhou on Tuesday night. Nishikori took it.

In Beijing, No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner took the court and got through in three sets.

WTA Tour – Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 final results

(Beijing is 12 hours ahead of EDT; Tokyo is 13 hours ahead)

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Japan Open Tennis Championships
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Category: ATP 500 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Sept. 25 – Oct. 1, 2024
Prize money: $1,989,865
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024
Final results

Singles, first round

[WC] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) def Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 76 (5) 36 76 (5)

[6] Holger Rune (DEN) def. Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) 62 57 64

 

Arthur Fils (FRA) def. [1] Taylor Fritz (USA) 64 36 63

Jordan Thompson (AUS) def [3] Casper Ruud (NOR) 76 (5) 61

[Q] Alex Michelsen (USA) def [4] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 46 61 62

[SE] Brandon Nakashima (USA) def. [7] Frances Tiafoe (USA) 75 63

 

[5] Tommy Paul (USA) def. Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) 63 62

[8] Ben Shelton (USA) swd. [PR] Reilly Opelka (USA) 36 61 64

 

Jack Draper (GBR) def. [Q] Mattia Bellucci (ITA) 64 62

Tomas Machac (CZE) def Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 63 67 (5) 75

[WC] Kei Nishikori (JPN) def. [PR] Marin Cilic (CRO) 64 36 63

[Q] Christopher O’Connell (AUS) def. Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) 64 76 (5)

 

Doubles, first round

Julian Cash / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) def. [4] Maximo Gonzalez / Andres Molteni (ARG) 57 63 [10-5]

 

Ariel Behar (URU) / Robert Galloway (USA) def. Adam Pavlasek (CZE) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 64 36 [10-5]

 

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China Open
Location: Beijing, China
Category: ATP 500 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Sept. 26 – Oct. 2, 2024
Prize money: $3,720,165
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024
Final results

Singles, first round

Flavio Cobolli (ITA) def [8] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 46 61 76 (4)

 

[1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) def. Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 46 63 61

 

Tallon Griekspoor (NED) def Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 67 (3) 64 63

[Q] Pavel Kotov (RUS) def. [WC] Yi Zhou (CHN) 16 63 75

Jiri Lehecka (CZE) def. Pedro Martinez (ESP) 76 (4) 62

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) def Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 16 62 63

 

Doubles, first round

[3] Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR) def  [PR] Roberto Carballes Baena / Pablo Carreño Busta (ESP) 63 76 (4)

 

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WTA Tour – Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 final results

ATP Tour – Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 final results

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