Katie Boulter loses to Katerina Siniakova in straight sets in semi-finals of Japan Open

Katie Boulter lost 6-1 6-4 to Katerina Siniakova in the semi-finals of the Japan Open.

Boulter had reached her third WTA semi-final of the 2026 season and has reclaimed her place as British No 1 from Sonay Kartal.

But her run came to an end in Osaka with Siniakova starting their semi-final match up strongly.

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The Czech won the first five games of the match and Boulter had to save a set point to win her first game.

Boulter stirred hopes of a fightback when she broke Siniakova but her opponent soon seized back control.

The Briton showed greater resistance in the second set but Siniakova served out for a straightforward victory.

Siniakova, the world No 86, will face USA's Ashlyn Krueger in Sunday's final.

The world No 55 beat fellow American Ann Li in Saturday's other semi-final, knocking out the No 1 seed in three sets.

Rybakina into Ningbo Open final

Elena Rybakina is looking to defend her Ningbo Open title after beating Diana Shnaider in their semi-final on Saturday.

Rybakina beat Shnaider 6-3 7-5 to set up a final with Leylah Fernandez.

Australian and US Open champion Rybakina, who ​arrived for her title defence after ⁠a bruising defeat in Beijing ⁠and a foot injury that forced her out of Wuhan, showed flashes of ‌her best form despite a few wobbles against Shnaider.

"It was an important game and a very long one," Rybakina said about closing out the first set. "It was a struggle on my serve. There were so many opportunities. But I'm glad that in the end it went my way."

Taylor Fritz reached his fifth ATP Tour final of the year after picking up a straight-sets win over fellow American Tommy Paul in the Grand Prix Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes semis in Lyon.

Fritz forced a single break in each set while holding his own serve throughout, although the second seed had to save three Paul break-back points in the penultimate game of the match before sealing a 6-3 7-5 win with a love game.

Fritz, who lost his first three appearances in finals this year before claiming the Washington Open title in August, will face the winner of an all-Italian semi-final between top seed Flavio Cobolli and Lorenzo Musetti in Sunday's showpiece.

Djokovic, Shelton in same half of Basel draw; Wawrinka faces Lehecka

Novak Djokovic will be looking to boost his bid for a place at the ATP Finals after being drawn against Ugo Humbert in the first round of the Swiss Indoors in Basel, and could face top seed and former finalist Ben Shelton in the semi-finals.

Stan Wawrinka faces a tough first-round challenge against eighth seed Jiri Lehecka as he prepares to end his career.

At the Erste Bank Open, Carlos Alcaraz will take on US Open semi-finalist Karen Khachanov.

Alexander Zverev is the top seed in Vienna, where the German could become world No 1 for the first time.

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