We’ve got another exciting day of tennis, with Australia taking on Poland in the United Cup quarter-finals, while there are plenty of big names on court in Brisbane, Auckland and Hong Kong.
14:13 CET –Â Daniil Medvedev has won the final match of the day in Brisbane, coming from behind to beat Kamil Majchrzak 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 and complete the semi-final lineup.
13:21 CET – Poland have sealed their spot in the United Cup semi-finals after Katarzyna Kawa and Jan Zielinski beat Australia’s Storm Hunter and John Patrick Smith in the decisive doubles rubber, 6-4, 6-0.
They’ll now face USA for a place in Sunday’s final.
12:38 CET – Second seed Alexander Bublik is safely through to the Hong Kong semi-finals after a convincing 6-1, 7-6(2) victory against China’s Juncheng Shang.
He’ll face either Marcos Giron or Michael Mmoh in the last four.
11:43 CET –Â Over in Brisbane, Marta Kostyuk has set up a semi-final date with Jessica Pegula after the Ukrainian secured an impressive 7-6(7), 6-3 win over sixth seed Mirra Andreeva.
11:39 CET – Alex de Minaur has drawn Australia level in their United Cup tie with Poland, with the men’s world number six proving too strong for Hubert Hurkacz in a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 triumph.
Follow the decisive doubles rubber here.
10:00 CET – Moving back over to Brisbane, Alex Michelsen has beaten fellow American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 7-6 in their quarter-final.
Three of the four semi-final berths are now sewn up in Queensland, and they are all occupied by Americans! The fourth won’t be a Yank, however, Michelsean will face the winner of Daniil Medvedev and Kamil Majchrzak.
Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, Andrey Rublev has defeated Nuno Borges 6-3, 6-4 to set up a semi-final meeting with top seed Lorenzo Musetti.
09:08 CET –Â Iga Swiatek has given Poland the lead in their United Cup quarter-final tie with Australia after a 6-1, 6-1 dismantling of Maya Joint in just 58 minutes.
Meanwhile, in Auckland, top seed Elina Svitolina has come through an almighty battle to secure her spot in the semi-finals. The Ukrainian saw off Sonay Kartal in three sets, 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-6(5).
08:23 CET –Â Fourth seed Jessica Pegula is safely through to the semi-finals in Brisbane after a hard-fought 6-3, 7-6(3) triumph over Liudmila Samsonova.
Elsewhere, Lorenzo Musetti has progressed to the last four in Hong Kong, with the Italian beating home favourite Coleman Wong Chak-lam in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
07:30 CET – Good morning and welcome to our coverage of Friday’s tennis!
There are a few notable results to catch you up on overnight, with women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka seeing off Madison Keys 6-3, 6-3 in Brisbane, while Karolina Muchova also moved into the last four after beating Elena Rybakina 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in a topsy-turvy affair.
On the men’s side of the tournament in Brisbane, Aleksandar Kovacevic has battled past Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3, while Alexandra Eala and Iva Jovic have advanced to the semi-finals in Auckland.
Check out the full schedule for tournaments in Brisbane (ATP), Brisbane (WTA), Auckland (WTA) and Hong Kong (ATP) via the links.