BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: Alina Charaeva of Armenia returns a shot against Sonay Kartal of Great Britain during the Women's Singles Third Round match on day six of China Open at the National Tennis Center on October 05, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: Sonay Kartal of Great Britain returns a shot against Alina Charaeva of Armenia during the Women's Singles Third Round matchon day six of China Open at the National Tennis Center on October 05, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: Sonay Kartal of Great Britain returns a shot against Alina Charaeva of Armenia during the Women's Singles Third Round matchon day six of China Open at the National Tennis Center on October 05, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: Sonay Kartal of Great Britain returns a shot against Alina Charaeva of Armenia duringthe Women's Singles Third Round matchon day six of China Open at the National Tennis Center on October 05, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images)

Spain's Jaume Munar hits a return against compatriot Carlos Alcaraz during their men's singles semi-final tennis match at the ATP Tour Japan Open Tennis Championships at the Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on October 5, 2026. (Photo by Rie KIKUCHI / AFP via Getty Images)

China's Zheng Qinwen hits a return to Czech Republic's Marie Bouzkova during their women's singles match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 5, 2026. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

Poland's Iga Swiatek serves to Croatia's Donna Vekic during their women's singles match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 5, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)

Croatia's Donna Vekic hits a return to Poland's Iga Swiatek during their women's singles match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 5, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)