October 22, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

After finally getting off the schneid and posting a win in Asia (unfortunately, at countrywoman Bianca Andreescu’s expense), Victoria Mboko gets right back at it Wednesday against qualifier Eva Lys of Germany

Mboko met Lys in the second round at Roland Garros, after getting through the qualifying, and beat her 6-4, 6-4.

Also in action is Gabriela Dabrowski, teaming up with Sofia Kenin this week. Erin Routliffe had played earlier in the Asian swing, with Dabrowski off to attend a friend’s wedding. They’re both easing up a bit on the schedule, since they’ve already qualified for the WTA Finals.

(Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of EDT, Guangzhou is 12 hours ahead)

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Toray Pan Pacific Open
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 500
Dates:
Oct. 20 – 26, 2025
Prize money: $1,064,510
Draws: S28 – D16

Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025
Final results

Center Court 

1. [6] Linda Noskova (CZE) def. McCartney Kessler (USA) 57 63 64

2. [9] Victoria Mboko (CAN) def [Q] Eva Lys (GER) 61 61

3. Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def [7] Diana Shnaider (RUS) 76 (4) 26 76 (5) 

4. [8] Karolina Muchova (CZE) def Maya Joint (AUS) 63 75

Show Court 

1. [1] Ellen Perez (AUS) / Taylor Townsend (USA) def Storm Hunter (AUS) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) 63 64

2. Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Xu Yifan (CHN) def Eri Hozumi (JPN) / Fang-Hsien Wu (TPE) 64 64

3. Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Sofia Kenin (USA) def Miyu Kato / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 63 63

4. [4] Timea Babos (HUN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) def Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) 63 46 [10-7]

  

 

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Guangzhou Open
Location: Guangzhou, China
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 250
Dates:
Oct. 20 – 26, 2025
Prize money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025
Order of play (Rain delayed)

Center Court 

1. [Q] Lulu Sun (NZL) vs. [WC] Wang Yafan (CHN)

2. [WC] Zhang Shuai (CHN) vs. Veronika Erjavec (SLO) (not before 7 p.m.)

Court 2

1. [2] Ann Li (USA) vs. Camila Osorio (COL)

2. Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) vs. [WC] Wang Xiyu (CHN)

Court 5

1. [WC] Léolia Jeanjean / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) vs. Katarzyna Piter (POL) / anice Tjen (INA)

2. [4] Emily Appleton (GBR) / Tang Qianhui (CHN) vs. Alexandra Eala (PHI) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR)

3. [1] Quinn Gleason (USA) / Elena Pridankina (RUS) vs. Camilo Osorio (COL) / Wang Yafan (CHN) (after suitable rest/not before 4 p.m.)

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