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 vented his frustration at the China Open umpire after he was given two time violations in the first set of his clash with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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.

Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev both won in straight sets to launch their China Open title bids on Friday while 595th-ranked Zhang Shuai pulled off a big shock in the women's draw.

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

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