Top 5 Photos, September 24: Murray's revenge; Barty's group selfie
Andy Murray flipped the script against Tennys Sandgren in Zhuhai, while the WTA's top-ranked player posed with fans after prevailing in three sets over Caroline Garcia.
Action continued across Asia, as a former No. 1 secured an important victory and a current No. 1 maintained their standing for another day. Here are the Top 5 photos from Tuesday.
Andy Murray avenged his August loss in Winston-Salem to Tennys Sandgren, defeating the American, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-1, in Zhuhai. By advancing past Sandgren, Murray picked up his first tour-level singles victory since winning his 2019 season opener in Brisbane over James Duckworth.
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Wang Qiang delighted home fans in Wuhan with her 6-3, 6-3 victory over Marie Bouzkova. Wang thrived on home turf a year ago, which included triumphing in Guangzhou and reaching successive semifinals in Wuhan and Beijing.
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World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty snapped a selfie with a group of fans after rallying to win her Wuhan opener over Caroline Garcia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. Barty is battling with Karolina Pliskova this week to maintain her status as the WTA's No. 1.
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Alex de Minaur will face off against Murray for the first time in the Zhuhai second round after coming through an all-Aussie affair. De Minaur, who appeared in the round of 16 at the US Open, dismissed John Millman, 6-1, 6-3, in 70 minutes.
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Russia's Veronika Kudermetova sprung the biggest upset of the day in Wuhan when she ousted seventh seed Belinda Bencic, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, in the second round. Bencic was playing her first match since being edged out in the US Open semifinals by eventual champion Bianca Andreescu.
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