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Carlos Alcaraz recovered from a second-set setback to beat Alex Michelsen and advance at the Japan Open. At the China Open, Harriet Dart and Sonay Kartal won, while Cameron Norrie lost to Alexander Zverev; Arthur Fery was beaten in Tokyo.
Carlos Alcaraz fought back to defeat Alex Michelsen at the Japan Open, while British players Harriet Dart and Sonay Kartal advanced at the China Open. Cameron Norrie and Arthur Fery were eliminated, making for mixed results across the ATP and WTA tournaments in Tokyo and Beijing.
Alcaraz, the top seed in Tokyo, saved three set points in a fluctuating opening set before taking the tiebreak. He then fell behind after being broken twice early in the second set. The Spaniard recovered, but a double fault gave Michelsen an opportunity to get back into the set. The American took it and levelled the match, helped by a net-cord winner in a tense finish.
Alcaraz pulled clear in the deciding set, taking a 2-0 lead with two exceptional points and closing out the match. The report does not give the final score. He said rain had restricted his practice in Tokyo and described adjusting from indoor conditions to a slower court as difficult. He also said the match gave him useful information for the next round.
In Beijing, Kartal beat Andrea Lazaro Garcia 6-2, 6-3 to reach the second round. It was her first tour-level victory since March, according to the report. Dart advanced after a three-hour match against China’s Qu Yihan, winning 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5.
Norrie lost 7-6 (1), 6-4 to Alexander Zverev in the China Open first round. Norrie had a set point but lost the ensuing tiebreak; Zverev secured the key break in the second set’s ninth game. In Tokyo, Fery was beaten 4-6, 6-3, 4-6 by Portugal’s Jaime Faria, who replaced the injured Lorenzo Musetti in the draw. Fery could not break Faria’s serve in the deciding set.
Britons Split Wins and Losses
The results leave two British women through at the China Open, while Norrie’s defeat ends his run at the Beijing event and Fery’s loss removes another British player from the Tokyo draw. Kartal’s win ends a stretch without a tour-level victory since March, while Dart’s three-set success required more than three hours on court.
Alcaraz’s recovery also matters to his campaign in Tokyo: after dropping the second set, he showed he could adapt to conditions he described as slower than indoor courts. The report records his assessment of the match but does not establish what effect the result will have on his form or prospects in later rounds.
Several seeded players also lost in Tokyo on the same day. Third seed Taylor Fritz fell to qualifier Jaume Munar, sixth seed Casper Ruud lost to Luciano Darderi, and seventh seed Tommy Paul was beaten by Alejandro Tabilo. Those results reshape the draw, although the report does not detail the next-round matchups.
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Two Tournaments, Different Conditions
The China Open is being played in Beijing, while the Japan Open is in Tokyo. The day’s results span men’s and women’s events, with Alcaraz and Fery competing in Japan and Dart, Kartal and Norrie playing in China, according to the report.
Alcaraz arrived in Tokyo after leading Team Europe to a Laver Cup victory over Team World in London the previous weekend. The report also says he had shown signs of form at the US Open after a long injury layoff, reaching the quarter-finals. Norrie was playing his first match since an early exit at the US Open. Zverev’s win was his ninth consecutive main-tour victory over Norrie, according to the source.
Fery had initially been scheduled to face Musetti, but the Italian withdrew with a finger injury. Faria, listed in the report as world No. 68, took his place. The source describes Fery as Britain’s No. 1, but does not provide a ranking date or further ranking details.
““It was a different feeling. The ball comes bigger. The court performs a little bit slower than the indoor courts for sure, so it was freaky to adjust to that.””
— Carlos Alcaraz
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Scores and Draw Details Pending
The source does not state Alcaraz’s final score, the calendar date of the matches, or the players’ next opponents. It also does not provide further match details for Kartal or explain the circumstances behind her run without a tour-level win since March. Those details should not be inferred from the reported results.
The report says rain limited Alcaraz’s practice but does not specify how many sessions were affected. It gives no injury update for the players who won or lost, and makes no prediction about how the day’s results will affect tournament outcomes.
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Winners Move Into Next Rounds
Alcaraz, Dart and Kartal are set to continue in their respective draws after advancing. Their next opponents and match schedules are not supplied in the source report. Norrie and Fery have been knocked out of their tournaments.
The next rounds will show whether Alcaraz can carry his late-match adjustment forward and how the British winners fare. Further results from Beijing and Tokyo will also clarify how the losses by several seeded players affect the men’s Japan Open draw.
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Key Questions
Who won at the China Open?
Harriet Dart beat Qu Yihan 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, and Sonay Kartal defeated Andrea Lazaro Garcia 6-2, 6-3. Cameron Norrie lost to Alexander Zverev.
How did Carlos Alcaraz fare at the Japan Open?
Alcaraz beat Alex Michelsen after taking the first set in a tiebreak, losing the second and winning the deciding set. The source does not provide the final match score.
Why did Arthur Fery face Jaime Faria?
Fery was originally scheduled to play Lorenzo Musetti, who withdrew with a finger injury. Faria replaced Musetti in the draw and beat Fery 4-6, 6-3, 4-6.
What did Alcaraz say made the Tokyo match difficult?
He said rain had limited his practice and that Tokyo’s court played slower than the indoor courts he had recently played on, making adjustment difficult.
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