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We’re thankful, again, that the Osaka schedulers have again put Leylah Fernandez first up on the Friday sked (although she might not love the early starts).

That means the match is available back at home, either in the late evening or primetime, depending on which end of the country you reside.

Also on tap in Osaka, Naomi Osaka.

And in Ningbo, which is a higher-level event, five of the eight seeds are still alive – with No. 2 Jasmine Paolini vs. No. 6 Belinda Bencic the one to watch.

ATP Tour – Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 order of play

(Osaka is 13 hours ahead of EDT, Ningbo is 12 hours ahead)

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2025 Aux – Ningbo Open 2025
Location: Ningbo, China
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 500
Dates: Oct. 13 – 19, 2025
Prize money: $1,064,510
Draws: S28 – D16

Friday, Oct. 17, 2025
Order of play

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Center Court (1 p.m. start – 1 a.m. EDT)

1. [2] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs [6] Belinda Bencic (SUI)

2. [4] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) vs McCartney Kessler (USA) (not before 2:30 p.m.)

3. [3] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) vs [Q] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) (not before 4 p.m.)

4. [7] Diana Shnaider (RUS) vs. [WC] Zhu Lin (CHN) (not before 7 p.m.)

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Grandstand (3 p.m.)

[3] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) vs. Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 

 

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Kinoshita Group Japan Open
Location: Osaka, Japan
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 250
Dates: Oct. 13 – 19, 2025
Prize money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Friday, Oct. 17, 2025
Order of play

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Center Court (11:30 a.m. start – 10:30 p.m. Thursday)

1. [4] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) vs Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 

2. [1] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs. Jaqueline Cristian

3. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) vs. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)

4. [6] Olga Danilovic (SRB) vs [Q] Tereza Valentova (CZE)  

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Court 1

1. Storm Hunter (AUS) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) vs Ann Li / Caty McNally (USA)

2. [2] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) / Taylor Townsend (USA) vs Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN)

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ATP Tour – Thursday results

WTA Tour – Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 final results

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