China's Ma Yexin hits a return to Uzbekistan's Polina Kudermetova during the women's single first round at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on September 30, 2026. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images)

China's Ma Yexin serves to Uzbekistan's Polina Kudermetova during the women's single first round at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on September 30, 2026. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images)

China's Ma Yexin serves to Uzbekistan's Polina Kudermetova during the women's single first round at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on September 30, 2026. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images)

People shop for plush toys at a souvenir store during the China Open tennis championships in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A woman selects tennis shaped keychain on sale at a souvenir store during the China Open tennis championships in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Lilli Tagger of Austria in action against Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania during the Women's single first round match on day one of China Open at the National Tennis Center on September 30, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Yanshan Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Lilli Tagger of Austria in action against Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania during the Women's single first round match on day one of China Open at the National Tennis Center on September 30, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Yanshan Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Lilli Tagger of Austria in action against Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania during the Women's single first round match on day one of China Open at the National Tennis Center on September 30, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Yanshan Zhang/Getty Images)