October 16, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

ATP Tour – Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 final results

Two more Laver Cuppers take to the court in Alex de Minaur and Alexander Zverev. Both got through.

And Alexander Bublik, a champion just Tuesday night in Hangzhou, jumped back on in Beijing, back in the anomymity of the third court and unseeded. It seems the turnaround was too quick.

Chengdu finalist Lorenzo Musetti, heartbroken in that final, might not have seen much of the ball against the big-serving Mpetshi Perricard – he was outaced 14-4. But he found a way, for the fourth straight time against the big Frenchman, to get through a tight one.

They must all feel like they’re on the hamster wheel right now.

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

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China Open
Location: Beijing, China
Surface: Hard
Category: ATP 500 (Joint event with a WTA 1000)
Dates:
25 – Oct. 1, 2025
Prize money: $4,016,050
Draws: S32 – D16

Friday, Sept. 26, 2025
Final results

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Singles, first round

Upsets

Flavio Cobolli (ITA) def [6] Andrey Rublev (RUS) 76 (3) 63

Seeds advancing

[2] Alexander Zverev (GER) def. Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 64 63

[3] Alex de Minaur (AUS) def. [WC] Yunchaokete Bu  (CHN) 64 62

[4] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) def. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) 76 (3) 67 (4) 64

[7] Jakub Mensik (CZE) def. Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 75 64 

[8] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) def. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 63 64

Qualifiers and lucky losers ruling

[Q] Arthur Cazaux (FRA) def [WC] Juncheng Shang (CHN) 06 76 (5) 75

[Q] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) def Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 63 62 

[LL] Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) def [Q] David Goffin (BEL) 64 36 64

Other results

Corentin Moutet (FRA) def Tallon Griekspoor (NED) 64 75

Learner Tien (USA) def Francisco Cerundolo  (ARG) 46 63 64

Doubles, first round

Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) / Tallon Griekspoor (NED) def [4] Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) 75 63 

[2] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Mate Pavic (CRO) def Neal Skupski (GBR) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 63 76 (5)

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Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Surface: Hard
Category: ATP 500
Dates:
Sept. 24 – 30, 2025
Prize money: $2,226,470
Draws: S32 – D16

Friday, Sept. 26, 2025
Final results

Singles, second round

[2] Taylor Fritz (USA) def. Nuno Borges (POR) 75 76 (4)

[4] Casper Ruud (NOR) def Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 76 (4) 62

Sebastian Korda (USA) def [Q] Sho Shimabukuro (JPN) 61 64

[Q] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) def Daniel Altmaier (GER) 64 62

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Doubles, first round

Brandon Nakashima / Frances Tiafoe (USA) def. Gabriel Diallo (CAN) / Alex Michelsen (USA) 62 46 [10-5]

[WC] Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Takeru Yuzuki (JPN) def [3] Maximo Gonzalez / Andres Molteni (ARG) 76 (5) 76 (4)

Alexander Erler (AUT) / Robert Galloway (USA) def [4] Sander Arends (NED) / Luke Johnson (GBR) 46 63 [12-10]

Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / David Pel (NED) def Francisco Cabral (POR) / Lucas Miedler (AUT) 76 (5) 64

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