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Tennis Tracker: Alcaraz and Sinner move into Six Kings Slam final, Rune and Musetti claim wins

Sinner and Djokovic at the net
Sinner and Djokovic at the netSTR / EPA / Profimedia / Flashscore

There are plenty of big names involved on a busy Thursday, with Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina taking to the court in China, while Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz all battle it out in the semi-finals of the Six Kings Slam.

22:33 CET - In the final matches of the day, Eliot Spizzirri beat Botic vn de Zandschulp 7-5, 6-0 in Brussels, while Jacob Fearnley was downed 6-2, 6-2 by Elias Ymer in Stockholm.

22:00 CET - With every match he plays against them, it becomes clearer and clearer that Djokovic just can't match the level of Alcaraz and Sinner anymore. He remains the third-best player in the world, but the top two are so far ahead.

Sinner vs Djokovic stats
Sinner vs Djokovic statsFlashscore

21:38 CET - Wow. Jannik Sinner really is on another level. The Italian has seen off Novak Djokovic in just 63 minutes, downing the Serb 6-4, 6-2 to set up another meeting with his great rival Alcaraz.

21:05 CET - Jannik Sinner is a set up against Novak Djokovic in Saudi Arabia, with the world number one winning the opener 6-4 after breaking serve in the third game.

20:58 CET - Holger Rune has beaten Marton Fucsovics in Stockholm, prevailing 6-4, 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals in the Swedish capital.

20:33 CET - The top seed has marched on in Brussels, with Lorenzo Musetti claiming a 7-6, 7-5 win over Yannick Hanfmann.

20:11 CET - Carlos Alcaraz returns to the final of the Six Kings Slam! The Spaniard has beaten Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-2 with an impressive performance, and now awaits one of Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic in the final.

19:46 CET - Ugo Humbert is through to the last eight in Stockholm after an impressive 7-6(5), 6-3 victory over Matteo Berrettini.

18:39 CET - Top seed and defending champion Karen Khachanov has been dumped out in Almaty, with the Russian falling 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 to Jan-Lennard Struff.

Meanwhile in Brussels, Felix Auger-Aliassime has come through a three-set thriller, edging Damir Dzumhur 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(5) in just under three hours.

18:03 CET - Tomas Martin Etcheverry has advanced in Stockholm, with the Argentine battling past Miomir Kecmanovic in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

16:42 CET - Third seed Elena Rybakina is the final woman through to the quarter-finals in Ningbo after a hard-fought 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 victory over Dayana Yastremska.

15:15 CET - Lorenzo Sonego has won the first match of the day in Stockholm, beating Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-6, 6-1 to move into the quarter-finals.

14:39 CET - Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is through to the quarter-finals in Brussels after his opponent Nikoloz Basilashvili was forced to retire with injury, having lost the opening set 7-5.

12:41 CET - Almaty second seed Daniil Medvedev was pushed to the brink by Australian Adam Walton, but the Russian is through with a 7-5, 7-6(0) victory.

Meanwhile, over in Ningbo, fourth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova is into the quarter-finals thanks to a 6-3, 6-3 win over home favourite Yue Yuan.

10:54 CET - Second seed Jasmine Paolini has sailed into the last eight in Ningbo after a convincing 6-2, 7-5 triumph over Veronika Kudermetova.

Elsewhere, Viktorija Golubic is through in Osaka after coming from behind to beat fifth seed Marie Bouzkova 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(5), while Shintaro Mochizuki has advanced to the quarter-finals in Almaty.

09:47 CET - McCartney Kessler is through to the quarter-finals in Ningbo after an impressive 7-6(5), 6-1 victory over eighth seed Liudmila Samsonova.

09:42 CET - Alex Michelsen has advanced in Almaty thanks to a routine 6-3, 6-2 win against Aleksandar Vukic, while Tereza Valentova is through in Osaka after shocking third seed Elise Mertens, 6-4, 6-1.

07:50 CET - Good morning and welcome to our coverage of today's tennis!

We've got a packed schedule to look forward to, with tournaments continuing in Ningbo, Osaka, Stockholm, Brussels and Almaty, while there are a couple of blockbuster semi-finals at the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia.

There have already been a couple of early results in Japan, with fourth seed Leylah Fernandez cruising past Dalma Galfi 6-1, 6-4 and Rebecca Sramkova surviving a second-set wobble to defeat Ann Li 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

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