BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 01: Aoi Ito of Japan plays a forehand against Kimberly Birrell of Australia in the Women's first round on day two of China Open at the National Tennis Center on October 01, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 01: Aoi Ito of Japan plays a forehand against Kimberly Birrell of Australia in the Women's first round on day two of China Open at the National Tennis Center on October 01, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 01: Aoi Ito of Japan plays a forehand against Kimberly Birrell of Australia in the Women's first round on day two of China Open at the National Tennis Center on October 01, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 01: Aoi Ito of Japan plays a forehand against Kimberly Birrell of Australia in the Women's first round on day two of China Open at the National Tennis Center on October 01, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 01: Aoi Ito of Japan plays a backhand against Kimberly Birrell of Australia in the Women's first round on day two of China Open at the National Tennis Center on October 01, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 01: Aoi Ito of Japan plays a forehand against Kimberly Birrell of Australia in the Women's first round on day two of China Open at the National Tennis Center on October 01, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 01: Aoi Ito of Japan plays a backhand against Kimberly Birrell of Australia in the Women's first round on day two of China Open at the National Tennis Center on October 01, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts as he plays against USA's Alex Michelsen during their men's singles tennis match at the ATP Tour Japan Open Tennis Championships at the Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on October 1, 2026. (Photo by Rie KIKUCHI / AFP via Getty Images)