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The only Canadian in the 96-player Beijing main draw was Leylah Fernandez, who was seeded No. 20 and had a tough opener against feisty American Peyton Stearns.

Too tough, in the end.

Also in second-round action Friday were Naomi Osaka and Americans Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Emma Navarro. Osaka was impressive, and Navarro went out.

In all, 16 singles seeds from the bottom half of the draw, and two more in doubles.

Only half of them survived.

ATP Tour – Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 final results

(Beijing is 12 hours ahead of EDT)

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China Open
Location: Beijing, China
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Sept. 25 – Oct. 6, 2024
Prize money: $8,127,389
Draws: S96 – D32

Friday, Sept. 27, 2024
Final results

Singles, second round

Canadian content

Peyton Stearns (USA) def [20] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 75 62

 

Upsets

[WC] Zhang Shuai (CHN) def [6] Emma Navarro (USA) 64 62 

Katie Volynets (USA) def [14] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 75 63

Naomi Osaka (JPN) def [21] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 36 64 62

[Q] Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) def. [22] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 57 64 63

[Q] Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) def [27] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 62 62

Greet Minnen (BEL) def [28] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 75 26 64

Elina Avanesyan (ARM) def [33] Caroline Dolehide (USA) 63 57 62

 

Seeds advancing

[2] Jessica Pegula (USA) def. Diane Parry (FRA) 61 76 (4)

[4] Coco Gauff (USA) def Clara Burel (FRA) 75 63

[10] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def [Q] Hailey Baptiste (USA) 36 76 (2) 76 (5)

[12] Diana Shnaider (RUS) def Sofia Kenin (USA) 62 63

[15] Paula Badosa (ESP) def Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 63 62

[23] Magdalena Frech (POL) def [Q] Alicia Parks (USA) 64 57 64 

[26] Katie Boulter (GBR) def Taylor Townsend (USA) 64 64

[32] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def. Wang Xinyu (CHN)  36 64 75

 

 

Doubles, first round

Miyu Kato (JPN) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) def [6] Elise Mertens (BEL) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 63 63

 

[5] Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) 62 75

 

Paula Badosa (ESP) / Karolina Muchova (CZE)  def Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Irina Khromacheva (RUS) 63 62

Sofia Kenin / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) def Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) / Xu Yifan (CHN) 64 61

[WC] Tang Qianhui / Yuan Yue (CHN) def Harriet Dart (GBR) / Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 64 76 (0)

Mirra Andreeva / Diana Shnaider (RUS) def Shuko Aoyama / Eri Hozumi (JPN) 60 62

 

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

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

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