Coco Gauff reached the third round of the China Open by beating Clara Burel 7-5, 6-3 on Friday in her first match since the U.S. Open.

Carlos Alcaraz admitted he was “mad” about the time violation which sparked his explosive row with the match umpire in his first-round match at the China Open. The Spaniard got his tournament underway in Beijing with a 6-4 6-4 win over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, but the match was overshadowed by an incident as he served for the first set.

Carlos Alcaraz did not appreciate being rushed during his opening match at the China Open — which left plenty of time to vent his frustrations. During his first round match against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in Beijing on Thursday6,

Carlos Alcaraz fumed at the umpire at the China Open in his opening match against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. The French Open and Wimbledon champion claimed victory over the Frenchman on Friday - but not everything went his way.

Carlos Alcaraz has been surprisingly snubbed for top billing in his first-round match at the China Open.

Alcaraz gets to start with a clean slate in any potential match-up against Bublik. The former ATP top 20 player is no pushover, as Andrey Rublev and Ben Shelton found out in Dubai and Madrid. Bublik won his second Montpellier title in 2024, despite being taken to three sets all through the event.

Coco Gauff reached the third round of the China Open by beating Clara Burel in her first match since the U.S. Open.