Donna Vekic, Madison Keys, Dayana Yastremska were also in attendance before the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open got underway.

The world No. 6 overcame Starodubtseva, while the Spaniard ended Zhang Shuai's inspiring run Thursday.

The former No. 22 came in on a 24-match losing streak, but has now won four matches—and eight sets—in a row.

After a third straight win, having lost 24 in a row before that, the Chinese veteran says she's capturing magic at her favorite place just like Nadal does at his.

The former No. 22 took out No. 8-ranked Emma Navarro in straight sets in the second round in Beijing on Friday.

The 35-year-old former world No. 22 hadn't won a singles match since Jan. 31, 2023.

Former champion Osaka started her campaign in Beijing with a routine 6-3, 6-2 victory over Lucia Bronzetti of Italy.

Lyudmyla Kichenok was supposed to get married this week to Jelena Ostapenko’s coach. Their run to the title in Flushing Meadows forced a change of plans.

Zhang Shuai also joined the list of players who won't compete at Flushing Meadows this year.

The Hungarian bowed out of the Hungarian Grand Prix in straight sets on Thursday and expressed regret for her reaction to Zhang’s retirement from their match earlier in the week.