October 31, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

A big all-Canadian clash in Hong Kong as Victoria Mboko and Leylah Fernandez battle it out not only to get to the tournament final, but for Canadian supremacy.

They’re meeting for the first time, and probably not for the last time. Unfortunately, in the middle of the night back home.

Meanwhile, in Chennai, a super-intriguing and rare matchup between onehanded backhands.

Golubic, a seasoned veteran at 33, takes on Lilli Tagger, just 17 and a junior Grand Slam champion this year. She’s under the wise wing of fellow onehander Francesca Schiavone.

(Hong Kong and Jiangxi are 12 hours ahead; Chennai is 9 1/2 hours ahead)

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Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open
Location: Hong Kong
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 250
Dates:
Oct.  27 – Nov. 2, 2025
Prize money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025
Order of play

Centre Court (2 p.m. start – 2 a.m. EDT)

1. [5] Maya Joint (AUS) vs Cristina Bucsa (ESP)

2. [2] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) vs [3] Victoria Mboko (CAN) (not before 3:30 p.m.)

3. Shuo Feng (TPE) / En-Shuo Liang (TPE) vs Wang Yafan / Jiang Xinyu (CHN)

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Jiangxi Open
Location: Jiujiang, China
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 250
Dates:
Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2025
Prize money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025
Order of play

Centre Court (Noon start – midnight Friday EDT)

1. Mana Ayukawa / Kanako Mirisaki (JPN) vs. Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) / Ekaterina Ovcharenko (RUS)

2. Anna Blinkova (RUS) vs Dominika Salkova (CZE) (not before 2 p.m.)

3. [2] Viktorija Golubic (SUI) vs [WC] Lilli Tagger (AUS)   

 

 

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Chennai Open
Location: Chennai, India
Surface: Hard
Category: WTA 250
Dates:
Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2025
Prize money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025
Order of play

Center Court (3 p.m. start – 5:30 a.m. EDT)

1. [1] Storm Hunter (AUS) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) vs Mai Hontama / Akiko Omae (JPN)  

2. [4] Janice Tjen (INA) vs Lanlana Tararudee (THA) (not before 5 p.m.)

3. [7] Kimberly Birrell (AUS)  vs Joanna Garland (TPE)  

4. [2] Aldila Sutjiadi / Janice Tjen (INA) vs Riya Bhatia / Rutuja Bhosale (IND) (after suitable rest/not before 7 p.m.)

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