Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool moved one step closer to a return to the Nitto ATP Finals on Monday at the China Open, where they powered past Robert Cash and Alexander Erler 6-1, 7-6(2) to book their place in the final of the ATP 500 event in Beijing.
After winning seven titles together in 2025 and claiming ATP Year-End Doubles No. 1 presented by PIF honours, Cash and Glasspool currently sit outside the qualification places for this year’s season-ending finale in Turin. With their semi-final victory in Beijing, the British duo rose one place to 10th in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings.
Into their fifth tour-level final of the season (2-2), Cash and Glasspool take on Sander Arends and David Pel in Beijing on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships, fourth seeds Austin Krajicek and Nikola Mektic overcame top seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-5, 7-6(3) to reach the final. They will face Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti in the title match in Tokyo.
Sunday: Arribage & Olivetti save 2 MPs to reach Tokyo final
Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti came up clutch to strengthen their bid for a Nitto ATP Finals spot on Sunday at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships, where they reached their seventh final of the season.
The Frenchmen saved two match points to defeat Rinky Hijikata and home hope Kaito Uesugi 4-6, 6-4, 12-10 at the ATP 500 event in Tokyo. Arribage and Olivetti, who will aim to win their sixth title of the season, are ninth in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings — now just 30 points behind eighth-placed Guido Andreozzi and Manuel Guinard.
In the final, they will face the winner of Monday’s second semi-final clash between top seeds Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori and fourth seeds Austin Krajicek/Nikola Mektic.
At the China Open in Beijing, Sander Arends and David Pel ousted singles stars Alexander Bublik and Shang Juncheng 6-4, 6-4 to advance to their second consecutive final, having reached that stage in Hangzhou on Tuesday.
Saturday: Hijikata & home hope Uesugi score Tokyo upset
Wild card duo Rinky Hijikata and Kaito Uesugi notched a notable upset to keep their Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships title bid alive on Saturday afternoon in Tokyo.
Australian Hijikata and home favourite Uesugi prevailed 6-4, 6-4 against third seeds Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin at the hard-court ATP 500. The pair won 85 per cent (23/27) of points behind first serves, according to Infosys ATP Stats, to down the vastly experienced Nys and Roger-Vasselin in 69 minutes. Competing in their first event as a team, Hijikata and Uesugi will play Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti in the last four, after the second seeds defeated Lucas Miedler and Neil Oberleitner 6-4, 7-6(3).
The other Tokyo semi-final will be between top seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, 6-3, 6-4 winners on Saturday against Marc Polmans and Jan Zielinski, and fourth seeds Austin Krajicek and Nikola Mektic, who sank Alejandro Tabilo and Luca Van Assche 7-6 (2), 7-6(3). View full Tokyo doubles results here.
At the China Open in Beijing, two teams booked their semi-final spots on Saturday. Sander Arends and David Pel dashed the hopes of home duo Zhang Zhizhen and Zhou Yi with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph. Arends and Pel will take on wild cards Alexander Bublik and Shang Juncheng for a final spot, while Robert Cash and Alexander Erler will feature in the second last-four match. Cash and Erler defeated Francisco Cabral and JJ Tracy 3-6, 6-4, 10-8, and will next play second seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool or Marcelo Melo and Alexander Zverev. View full Beijing doubles results here.
Alexander Zverev and Marcelo Melo celebrate their first-round win in Beijing. Photo Credit: China Open
Friday: Thumbs up for Melo/Zverev in Beijing
Marcelo Melo and Alexander Zverev earned victory in their opening match at the China Open in Beijing on Friday, when they defeated Constantin Frantzen and Robin Haase 6-2, 7-5. Melo and Zverev lifted the trophy as a team in Acapulco earlier this season and are now chasing more glory at the ATP 500 hard-court event.
In other action, second seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool downed Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-2 to reach the second round. Alexander Bublik and home favourite Shang Juncheng also advanced, overcoming Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 7-5, 4-6 10-8.
At the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships, singles players Alejandro Tabilo and Luca Van Assche beat Robert Galloway and Andre Goransson 7-5, 6-4, while third seeds Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin eliminated David Stevenson and Marcus Willis 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round.
Thursday; Home favourites Zhang/Zhou rally to Beijing R1 win
Zhang Zhizhen and Zhou Yi dug deep on the doubles court to delight their home fans on Thursday at the China Open in Beijing.
The wild-card pairing rallied to a 6-7(4), 6-4, 10-5 victory against Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner at the hard-court ATP 500. Zhang and Zhou saved the only break point they faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats, to set a second-round meeting with top seeds Guido Andreozzi/Manuel Guinard or Sander Arends/David Pel.
At the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships, two seeded teams earned first-round victories to boost their Nitto ATP Finals qualification hopes. Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, who are fifth in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings, defeated Shintaro Mochizuki and S Watanabe 7-6(1), 7-6(2), while ninth-placed Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti sank Jean-Julien Rojer and Theodore Winegar 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.
Shang Juncheng and Alexander Bublik celebrate their victory Wednesday at the China Open. Photo Credit: China Open
Wednesday: Bublik/Shang survive Cerundolo/Rinderknech in Beijing opener
Alexander Bublik and home hope Shang Juncheng made a thrilling start to their China Open doubles campaign Wednesday.
The wild cards rallied past fellow singles stars Francisco Cerundolo and Arthur Rinderknech 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 in the first round at the Chinese ATP 500 event.
Despite dropping the opening set, Bublik and Shang held their nerve and survived in the crucial moments. The Kazakhstani-Chinese pair finished having saved seven of the nine break points it faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats, to advance after one hour and 12 minutes.
The next test for the duo will be a quarter-final showdown with fourth seeds Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul or Argentine qualifiers Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni.
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