Life is a lot like tennis. You can lose a few points and still win the match. One bad moment doesn't define your whole story, so keep fighting for the next point.

Tennis has a funny way of humbling everyone. One day you're the next big thing, the next day a 40-year-old legend reminds you that experience is a weapon. Age changes the game, but class never disappears.

TENNIS 101: WHY DO PLAYERS SAY “DEUCE”? When both players reach 40–40, the score is called DEUCE. You need to win two consecutive points to take the game: • Win the first point → Advantage • Win the next point → Game • Lose the next point → Back to deuce And this can keep going until someone wins two points in a row. One game can turn into a whole battle real quick.

ORDER OF PLAY — Thursday, October 22, 2026 🇨🇳 WTA 500 Ningbo Open — China Time (CST) 1:00 PM — Iva Jovic vs Jasmine Paolini ~2:30 PM — Katarzyna Kawa vs Belinda Bencic ~4:15 PM — Alex Eala vs Diana Shnaider ~7:00 PM — Elena Rybakina vs Polina Kudermetova 🇯🇵 WTA 250 Japan Open — Osaka — Japan Time (JST) 11:30 AM — Ann Li vs Zeynep Sönmez ~1:25 PM — Mary Stoiana vs Moyuka Uchijima ~3:45 PM — Magda Linette vs Katerina Siniakova 🇰🇿 ATP 250 Almaty Open — Kazakhstan Time (ALMT) 11:30 AM — Terence Atmane vs Mattia Bellucci 1:00 PM — Tomas Machac vs Karen Khachanov Followed by — Daniil Medvedev vs Sho Shimabukuro ~7:30 PM — Alexander Bublik vs Fabian Marozsan 🇫🇷 ATP 250 Brussels — Belgium Time (CEST) 1:30 PM — Raphaël Collignon vs Jiří Lehečka ~3:30 PM — David Goffin vs Alex Michelsen ~5:40 PM — Damir Džumhur vs Zizou Bergs All times are in each tournament’s local time. Match times after the first match on a court are approximate and may change with the schedule.

LIFE IS LIKE TENNIS Not everyone will understand your journey, and that's okay. Some people will only notice you when you start winning. Others will never see the hard days you survived just to keep going. Stop explaining your dreams to people who don't share your vision. Stay focused, move quietly, and let your progress speak for itself.

Stan still has that big-match mentality, even at this stage of his career he's finding ways to survive these tough battles, Landaluce made him work for every bit of that win.

Zhou is carrying that Shanghai confidence into Guangzhou now, beating the fourth seed in straight sets is no small thing, curious how far he can take this run.

🎾 FEATURED TENNIS PLAYER OF THE DAY 🇵🇭 ALEX EALA From making history for the Philippines to winning her first WTA Tour singles title, Alex Eala keeps giving Filipino tennis fans more reasons to believe. At just 21, she's already broken barriers for her country, and her journey is far from over. The best part? It feels like she's only getting started. #AlexEala #WTA #Tennis

TENNIS TRIVIA OF THE DAY Only one man has won 24 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era. Who holds the record? A) Roger Federer B) Rafael Nadal C) Novak Djokovic D) Pete Sampras #TennisTrivia #Tennis #ATP #GrandSlam

ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY October 22 Happy birthday to Amanda Coetzer, the South African tennis legend known as “The Little Assassin”! Despite standing just 5'2", she climbed to world No. 3 and reached three Grand Slam singles semifinals. A true giant-killer who proved that heart and fight matter more than size. #TennisHistory #WTA #AmandaCoetzer #Tennis

Muchova making it into the last 8 is well deserved, gonna be a really interesting WTA Finals this year with this lineup

Hsieh and Ostapenko in doubles is such a fun combination, Ostapenko’s power paired with Hsieh’s touch will be interesting to watch.

This is such an interesting field, Rybakina and Sabalenka will be scary but I’m really curious to see if Muchova or Noskova can surprise everyone.

Shelton playing Buenos Aires would be fun to see, especially with his Argentine connections, the crowd would probably love having him there.

Andreescu playing in Brazil and a potential matchup between Dabrowski and her own doubles partner Stefani would be such an interesting storyline.

Griekspoor making history for the Dutch, love seeing him put together a run like this at home.

Wawrinka still has that one-handed backhand looking smooth as ever, never gets old watching him play.

Bejlek is quietly putting together a really solid run in Ningbo, curious to see how far she can go from here.

Rybakina and Ostapenko leading the winners chart is no surprise, both go for their shots and can hit through anyone when they're on.

Sara Bejlek is through to the Ningbo quarterfinals! The Czech defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-6(3), 6-4 to book her spot in the last eight. A solid win against an experienced opponent, and another chance for Bejlek to make a deeper run this week... #NingboOpen #SaraBejlek #WTA #tennis

Mannarino still has that awkward style that makes life so difficult for top players, Rublev just couldnt find a way through today lol