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The Masters moves to Shanghai
The Asian swing has reached its biggest event. Novak Djokovic won a seventh ATP China Open title in Beijing and Carlos Alcaraz defended his Japan Open title in Tokyo, and the Shanghai Masters began on 7 October, with every result on our results page. Alexander Zverev is the top seed and Alcaraz the second, with Djokovic seeded 10th and Valentin Vacherot defending the title. Jannik Sinner is not in the draw.
The WTA China Open in Beijing runs until 11 October. Its top two seeds, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka, both lost early, and Iga Świątek, Elina Svitolina and Mirra Andreeva are through to the quarter-finals. The Wuhan Open follows from 12 October.
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The four majors, all year round
Four majors, three champions on each tour
2026 spread the men’s majors around. Carlos Alcaraz opened the year by beating Novak Djokovic to win the Australian Open and complete the career Grand Slam at 22, before a wrist injury cost him Roland-Garros and Wimbledon. Alexander Zverev landed a maiden major in Paris and added the US Open in September, and Jannik Sinner defended his Wimbledon title to stay clear at world No. 1.
On the WTA Tour Elena Rybakina finished the majors as world No. 1, having beaten Aryna Sabalenka in both the Australian Open and US Open finals. Mirra Andreeva won in Paris and Linda Nosková at Wimbledon, where she beat Karolína Muchová in the first all-Czech Grand Slam final.
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Rivalries, settled by the record
Alcaraz10–717 mtgsJSSinnerThe rivalry that defines men's tennis. Sinner is unbeaten on grass; Alcaraz dominates clay and outdoor hard. Three straight Slam finals in 2025.
Djokovic5–5TiedCAAlcarazTied 5–5 overall, but Alcaraz has won all three of their Grand Slam final meetings. Djokovic's best recent result was the 2025 AO quarter-final.
Świątek8–513 mtgsASSabalenkaThe most high-stakes rivalry in women's tennis. Świątek leads 5–2 on clay, but Sabalenka ended her 26-match Roland-Garros streak in the 2025 semi-final.
Sabalenka7–613 mtgsCG
GauffSabalenka leads 7–6 after winning the 2026 Miami Open final, and 5–4 on hard courts. Gauff leads 2–1 at the Slams and took their only clay-court major meeting, at Roland-Garros in 2025.
NadalMost playedNDDjokovicThe most-played rivalry in men's tennis. Sixty meetings across 17 years and Djokovic finished just two ahead, closing it at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Federer16–2440 mtgsRNNadalThe defining rivalry of the 2000s. Nadal leads 24-16, but the margin is built on clay, where his left-handed topspin attacked Federer's one-handed backhand.
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