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Players take part in a tennis tournament in Wuhan, China.
The meeting lasted one hour and 59 minutes, but Magdalena Fręch could have ended it earlier. However, she did not use any of the three match balls when the score was 5-3, nor the next one when the score was 5-4 and her own serve.
Fręch took part in the qualifications for the competition in China and lost the last round match on Sunday, but she entered the main tournament as the so-called lucky loss. She benefited from the withdrawal of injured Ukrainian Oleksandra Olyjnykova. Sawangkaew is also a qualifier.
Świątek won the only previous duel with Fręch - she was better in 2022 in Warsaw, winning 6:1, 6:2.
Maja Chwalińska (no. 16) will also appear in Wuhan, and her rival in the first round will be Egyptian Mayar Sherif.
In doubles, the Polish finalist of this year's French Open will team up with Czech Nikola Bartunkova. Their first rivals will be the seventh seeded Belgian Elise Mertens and Russian Diana Sznajder.
Magda Linette was eliminated in the singles qualifications.

Carlos Alcaraz lost to Zizou Bergs in the 3rd round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai. The defeat of the Spaniard and the elimination of Ben Shelton open the way for Alexander Zverev to become the leader of the ATP world ranking.

Magdalena Fręch got to the main tournament in Wuhan as a "lucky loser" after Oleksandra Olijnykova withdrew. He will play against Mananchaya Sawangkaew on Monday. A win could give her a match with Iga Świątek.

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Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the 1/8 finals of the tennis tournament in Shanghai, defeating China's Yi Zhou 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. In the next round, the Pole will face Frances Tiafoe or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Bayern Munich lost its lead in the Bundesliga after a 2-2 draw with FC Augsburg, with Augsburg scoring the fastest goal in league history in the second second of the match due to an error by Manuel Neuer. Bayern recovered thanks to goals from Ismael Saibari and Nathaniel Brown, but two more goals were canceled by VAR due to Luis Díaz being offside. Borussia Dortmund kept their lead with a 2-2 draw against Werder Bremen, while Bayer Leverkusen's Patrik Schick leads the scoring charts with a goal in each of the first five rounds.

Cristiano Ronaldo left Portugal's training camp after the match against Norway, expressing dissatisfaction with coach Jorge Jesus' decision. The Portuguese federation has initiated an urgent disciplinary procedure, which may result in the player's suspension from the national team.