The 20-year-old rising star has moved into the final four of a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time, and will next face compatriot Muchova.<\/p>\n
13:12 CET –\u00a0His celebration left no doubt that winning this title means a lot to Alcaraz. It’s the first that he’s won since February, and the first that he’s won since suffering a serious wrist injury; his triumph will give him confidence that he can fully recover from that and get back to his best sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n
He now has 10 ATP 500 titles to his name and 27 ATP titles in total, one more than Alexander Zverev and the same amount as fellow Spanish icon David Ferrer.<\/p>\n
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Alcaraz’s road to the title in TokyoFlashscore<\/p>\n
13:02 CET –\u00a0Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> defends his Tokyo title!<\/p>\n The Spaniard has triumphed again in the Japanese capital with a hard-fought 7-6(4), 6-4<\/a> win over Jiri Lehecka<\/a>. The Czech player held his own, very nearly winning the first set and only facing a single break point in the second, but Alcaraz was ultimately able to see him off after one hour and 37 minutes.<\/p>\n 12:15 CET –\u00a0Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> has edged a hard-fought first set against Jiri Lehecka<\/a>, 7-6(4)<\/a>, in the final of the Japan Open in Tokyo. The Czech broke the defending champion early, but Alcaraz worked his way back to put one hand on the trophy.<\/p>\n At the hour, over in Beijing, the second final of the day will get started with Novak Djokovic<\/a> facing Alex de Minaur<\/a> as he looks to wrap up a record-extending seventh China Open title. The two have met five times, with the Serb edging the head-to-head record 4-1. However, De Minuar did win their last meeting on hard court.<\/p>\n Follow the men’s final in Beijing live here.<\/a><\/p>\n 12:01 CET – Seventh seed Karolina Muchova<\/a> has outlasted Naomi Osaka<\/a> in Beijing to win their fourth-round clash 7-5, 1-6, 7-6(7)<\/a> and progress to the quarter-finals of the China Open.<\/p>\n Muchova looked to have the match sewn up when she was leading 5-4 in the third set and up 40-0, but Osaka remarkably saved five match points to stay alive. Alas, she couldn’t complete the turnaround, although she did save a further three match points in the deciding tiebreak.<\/p>\n The Czech will take on the winner of compatriot Nikola Bartunkova<\/a> and Sinja Kraus<\/a> in the final eight; those two face off in the day’s last match, which is up next<\/a>.<\/p>\n 10:00 CET –\u00a0We are just one hour away from our first men’s final today – the Tokyo decider between defending champion Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Czech challenger Jiri Lehecka<\/a>.<\/p>\n As mentioned below, Alcaraz is looking to become the first man to defend the Japanese crown in 32 years, while Lehecka is eyeing just his third ATP Tour-level title, and his first since January 2025 (Brisbane).<\/p>\n The two have met on four occasions, with Alcaraz leading the head-to-head 3-1. Lehecka beat the Spaniard in the Doha quarter-finals in 2025, while two of Alcaraz’s wins have come on grass.<\/p>\n Follow the final with point-by-point updates here.<\/a><\/p>\n 08:25 CET –\u00a0Coco Gauff<\/a> sparked controversy yesterday at the China Open when she stopped play during a crucial point against home hope Sun Xinran<\/a> to complain about \u200ca flickering advertising board. The American star has since come out to report the ‘insane’ amount of racist abuse she received on social media after going on to win the match.<\/p>\n Read more about the saga and abuse of Gauff here.<\/a><\/p>\n 07:40 CET –\u00a0Wimbledon winner and world number six, Linda Noskova<\/a>, has been dumped out of the China Open by Ekaterina Alexandrova<\/a>. The Russian won their fourth-round match quite comfortably, prevailing 6-2, 6-2<\/a> in just over an hour on court.<\/p>\n Alexandrova fired down six aces and saved four break points on her way to victory, which sees her reach the quarter-finals in Beijing. She will next take on compatriot Mirra Andreeva<\/a>, who also won earlier today.<\/p>\n 07:00 CET –\u00a0Hello, and welcome to our coverage of the ATP and WTA action in Asia for Tuesday, October 6th. The main events today are the men’s finals in Tokyo and Beijing, but we’ll also be tracking the women’s matches in China.<\/p>\n All eyes will be on Tokyo from 11:00 CET<\/a>, when top seed Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> takes on Czech Jiri Lehecka<\/a> in the final of the ATP 500 event in Japan. The Spaniard will be seeking the first successful defence of the title since Pete Sampras in 1994.<\/p>\n At 13:00 CET<\/a>, our attention moves to Beijing, where Novak Djokovic<\/a> faces Aussie Alex de Minaur<\/a> in the men’s China Open decider. Djokovic will be looking to clinch a record-extending seventh China Open title and stretch his insane winning run in Beijing to 34 matches.<\/p>\n Throughout the day, the WTA 1000 event in Beijing will be progressing, with the fourth round now underway. Kicking the day off there, Mirra Andreeva<\/a> has already progressed to the quarter-finals, after beating Daria Snigur<\/a> 6-2, 6-2<\/a> in the day’s early match.<\/p>\n Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova<\/a> is currently on court, with her compatriot and fellow Grand Slam finalist Karolina Muchova<\/a> taking on Naomi Osaka<\/a> later this morning.<\/p>\n![\"Winning](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6e83249d-f0e2-4b25-8318-28ec40a6fc35.jpg\" "\\"Winning")
Winning probabilityFlashscore<\/p>\n![\"Key](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/94d4b42c-401a-4357-8371-6e60b9ce00d7.jpg\" "\\"Key")
Key match statsFlashscore<\/p>\n![\"Recent](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d2156dae-7277-49e3-8233-5ab3e15c902f.jpg\" "\\"Recent")
Recent head-to-head recordFlashscore<\/p>\n![\"Andreeva](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8b673f75-4c80-4749-8698-e14a0dbb6a68.jpg\" "\\"Andreeva")
Andreeva defeated SnigurFlashscore<\/p>\n