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118 - Since the WTA rankings were first published in 1975, Alina Charaeva (#118) has become the lowest-ranked player to claim a comeback win against the World No. 1. Wild! #ChinaOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 16h

2 - Since 1975, Alina Charaeva is just the second player to defeat the World No. 1 in their opponent’s maiden match holding the WTA's top ranking, after Kristina Mladenovic (Dubai 2019). Upset! #ChinaOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 16h

5 - Since 1975, only five have been forced to a third set in their maiden match as World No. 1: Capriati-Petrova (Zurich 2001) Sharapova-Peer (Beijing 2005) Wozniacki-Schiavone (WTA Finals 2010) Kerber-Mladenovic (Wuhan 2016) Rybakina-Charaeva (Beijing 2026) 🆕 Tricky. #ChinaOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 19h

16, 69 - Since the event's reinauguration in 2004, Sun Xinran (16y 69d at tournament start) is now the youngest player to win multiple matches at the China Open, surpassing Mirra Andreeva (16y 156d) in 2023. Announcement. #ChinaOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 02/10/2026

31 - In the Open Era, Novak Djokovic (31-0 in Beijing) has now equalled Rafael Nadal (Roland Garros) for the longest winning streak from his maiden match at a single ATP-level event. Crazy! #ChinaOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 02/10/2026

74.3 - Since the format’s introduction in 2009, Aryna Sabalenka (74.3%, level with Kim Clijsters) now only trails four (min. 10 matches) for career win rate at WTA-1000 events – Serena Williams, Iga Swiatek, Maria Sharapova & Ashleigh Barty. Elite. #ChinaOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 02/10/2026

5 - Now equalling his defeated opponent, Frances Tiafoe, only Jannik Sinner has claimed more ATP top 10 wins in 2026 than Arthur Fils (5). Legit. #kinoshitajotennis

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 02/10/2026

80.0 - Karolina Muchova (80.0%, 40-10) only trails Aryna Sabalenka (83.6%) for win rate at WTA level so far this season - minimum 10 matches. Level. #ChinaOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 01/10/2026

16, 69 - Xinran Sun (16y 69d at tournament start) is now the fourth-youngest player to win a WTA-1000 main draw match since the format's introduction in 2009. Progress. #ChinaOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 30/09/2026

30 - Novak Djokovic (30-0 at China Open) has claimed the most wins of any undefeated player at a single ATP-level event, since the inaugural ATP Tour season in 1990. Unblemished. #ChinaOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 27/09/2026

4 - Alexander Zverev has clinched tournament victory for Team Europe at the Laver Cup for the fourth time after 2018 (Chicago), 2019 (Geneva) and 2021 (Boston) – the latter came alongside Andrey Rublev in the Doubles. Secure. #LaverCup

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 27/09/2026

6 - Team Europe have won the Laver Cup for the sixth time, and have claimed four of the five events on European soil - 2017 Prague, 2019 Geneva, 2024 Berlin, 2026 London. Reclaim. #LaverCup

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 26/09/2026

8 - Only two players have claimed more ATP top 10 wins than Learner Tien (8) since the start of last season - Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Level. #LaverCup

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 26/09/2026

1 - Learner Tien is now: ✅ the first to claim an ATP top 10 win in his debut match at the Laver Cup ✅ the first Team World player to win his debut match at the event on Day 2/3 ✅ the youngest to claim an ATP top 10 win for Team World Talent. #LaverCup

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 26/09/2026

2005 - Two Australians (Maya Joint and Kim Birrell) will face each other in a WTA level hard court final for the first time since January 2005 (Alicia Molik and Samantha Stosur in Sydney). Onya. #KoreaOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 25/09/2026

8 - His equal-most in a single season, only three players have claimed more ATP top 20 wins than Brandon Nakashima (8) so far in 2026 – Jannik Sinner (13), Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe (9). Form. #LaverCup

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 25/09/2026

4 - Casper Ruud has claimed four Day 1 Singles match wins at the Laver Cup, surpassing Stefanos Tsitsipas (three) for the outright-most of any player at the event since 2017. Starter. #LaverCup

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 21/09/2026

18, 282 - Iva Jovic (18y 282d at tournament start) is the youngest player to defend a WTA-level title since Maria Sharapova (Birmingham 2004-05) and the youngest American since Venus Williams (Miami 1998-99). Back-to-back. #GDLOpenAKRONxSantander | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 12/09/2026

7 - Aryna Sabalenka (7 in 2026) has now lost the equal-most deciding-set matches of any World No. 1 in a season since 1975, along with Caroline Wozniacki (2011) – completed matches. Rattle. #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 12/09/2026

3 - Elena Rybakina has claimed a third career Grand Slam title - Rybakina is one of three players to claim 3+ Grand Slam titles since the start of the decade, along with Iga Swiatek (6) and Aryna Sabalenka (4). Trio. #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 12/09/2026

2012 - Elena Rybakina is the first player to defeat former Women’s Singles champions in the semi-final and final of a Grand Slam event since Victoria Azarenka (Australian Open 2012). Conquer. #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 12/09/2026

2 - Since the WTA rankings were first published in 1975, Elena Rybakina is just the second player to defeat the World No. 1 in multiple Grand Slam finals in a season, after Steffi Graf (Roland Garros and US Open) in 1995. Coronation. #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 12/09/2026

12 - Elena Rybakina (12-0) is undefeated at the US Open after claiming the first set, with all 12 wins eventually coming in straight sets. Ominous. #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 12/09/2026

13 - Alexander Zverev has won his past 13 Grand Slam matches against left-handers, with his last defeat coming via retirement against Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros (SF) in 2022. Watershed. #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 12/09/2026

105 - Only three players this century have conceded more games en route to a maiden Grand Slam final than Ben Shelton (105) – Marat Safin (110 - US Open 2000), David Nalbandian (109 - Wimbledon 2002) and Milos Raonic (108 – Wimbledon 2016). Buoyed. #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 12/09/2026

23, 325 - Ben Shelton (23y 325d at tournament start) is the youngest player from outside Europe to reach a Grand Slam final since Juan Martin del Potro (US Open 2009) and the youngest American since Andy Roddick (Wimbledon 2005). Pumped! #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 12/09/2026

4 - Ben Shelton has become just the fourth left-hander to reach a Grand Slam final this century along with Goran Ivanisevic, Mariano Puerta and Rafael Nadal. Angle. #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 11/09/2026

2 - Alexander Zverev (29 years 123 days) is the second-oldest player to reach Grand Slam finals on three surfaces in a season, younger than only Novak Djokovic (2021 and 2023) – Zverev is the oldest player to achieve the feat for the first time. Strive. #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 11/09/2026

2 - Since 1973, Alexander Zverev (Roland Garros, US Open) is now just the second player to reach multiple Grand Slam finals in a season without facing an ATP top 20 player en route, after Roger Federer in 2008 (Roland Garros, Wimbledon). Pragmatic. #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 11/09/2026

2 - Since the Australian Open switched to hard court in 1988, a pair will meet in the Australian and US Open finals in a season for just the second time: Steffi Graf-Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (1994) Aryna Sabalenka-Elena Rybakina (2026) 🆕 Benchmarks. #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 11/09/2026

8 - The eighth such win of her career and her third at the US Open, Elena Rybakina is one of only two active players to defeat former champions at all four Grand Slam events, along with Serena Williams. Level. #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 11/09/2026

2 - Elena Rybakina has claimed just her second career comeback win at a Grand Slam against a WTA top 10 opponent, after defeating Ons Jabeur in the Wimbledon final in 2022. Timely! #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 11/09/2026

1 - Since 1988, Aryna Sabalenka has become the fifth player to reach 5+ Grand Slam finals as World No. 1 after Steffi Graf (20), Serena Williams (14), Monica Seles and Martina Hingis (nine each). Reigning. #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 11/09/2026

8 - Aryna Sabalenka is the first female or male player in the Open Era to reach 8+ consecutive GS finals on hard court, surpassing the seven reached by Steffi Graf (US 1987-90), Martina Hingis (AO 1997-00) and Novak Djokovic (US 2010-13). Wow! #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 09/09/2026

4 - The top four seeds have reached the Women's Singles SF at a Grand Slam event for the first time since Wimbledon in 2009, and for just the second time in the Open Era at the US Open after 1975. Blockbuster. #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 09/09/2026

2 - Since 1975, Elena Rybakina (27 years 89 days) is the second-oldest player to first obtain the World No. 1 ranking, after Angelique Kerber (28 years 238 days). Throne. #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 09/09/2026

12 - Ben Shelton broke Carlos Alcaraz's 12-match win streak in 5-setters at GS events, ending the equal-longest win streak in the Open Era along with Bjorn Borg (12). Another American left-hander, John McEnroe, ended Borg's streak en route to the US Open title in 1980. Eerie. #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 09/09/2026

2 - Ben Shelton is just the second player in the Open Era to defeat the defending Men’s Singles champion at a Grand Slam via a fifth-set tiebreak, after Petr Korda (US Open 1997). Classic! #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 09/09/2026

12 - Jessica Pegula (12) has now claimed the outright-most comeback wins of any player this season. Update. 😉 #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 09/09/2026

48 - Jessica Pegula has claimed the most comeback wins (48) and three-set wins (90) of any player at WTA level since the start of the decade. Unrelenting. #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 09/09/2026

4 - Jessica Pegula has become the first player in the Open Era to reach her first four career Grand Slam semi-finals after turning 30. Evergreen. #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 09/09/2026

11 - Jessica Pegula (11-8) is one of three players to hold a winning record in 2026 after losing the first set at WTA level, along with Coco Gauff (11-9) and Mirra Andreeva (9-8) - completed matches. Unfinished. #USOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 09/09/2026

2 - Frances Tiafoe is now the second player in the Open Era to reach his first three career Grand Slam semi-finals at the US Open, along with Kei Nishikori. Accustomed. #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 08/09/2026

2020 - This will be the first fifth-set tiebreak in the second week of the US Open since Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev from two sets down in the 2020 final. Momentum. #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 08/09/2026

4:17 - At 4 hours 17 minutes, this is now the longest match of Alex Michelsen’s career at ATP level, surpassing his defeat to Rafael Jodar at Roland Garros (R32) this season – 4 hours 16 minutes. Marathon. #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 08/09/2026

50 - Since the inaugural ATP Tour season in 1990, only five have achieved more 50-win seasons at ATP level than Alexander Zverev (7) - Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Pete Sampras and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Ever-present. #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 08/09/2026

4 - Among players to begin their career in the Open Era, Alexander Zverev (29y 132d) is the third-oldest to reach all four Grand Slam QFs in a season for the first time, younger than only Stan Wawrinka (2015) and David Ferrer (2012). Survivalist. #USOpen

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OptaAce @optaace.optajoe.com · 08/09/2026

27, 40 - Coming into this third-set tiebreak against Luciano Darderi, Alexander Zverev had both won (27) and played (40) the most tiebreaks of any player at ATP level so far in 2026. Inevitable. #USOpen

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