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Novak Djokovic cruised into the quarter-finals of the ATP tournament in Astana on Thursday with a crushing 6-3, 6-1 win over Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp. The 71-minute demolition of the world number 34 follows his 64-minute 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of Cristian Garin on Wednesday.
US Open champion Alcaraz suffered his first straight-sets defeat since November last year as Goffin made the most of his second chance as a lucky loser. Alcaraz, 19, was playing his first ATP tournament since his victory in New York that saw him become the youngest ever world number one. He played in last month's Davis Cup, winning one of his two singles rubbers as Spain claimed a place in the quarter-finals.
Kyrgios dropped just seven points on his own service in his opening match at the Japan Open as he dismantled world number 87 Tseng in 1hr, 6min. The maverick world number 20 was playing his first match since his "heartbreaking" quarter-final loss to Karen Khachanov at last month's US Open but he said he made a "solid" return despite a slow start.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz crashed out in the first round of the Astana Open on Tuesday, losing 7-5, 6-3 to Belgium's David Goffin.
Rafael Nadal moving back up to second. Nadal, 36, benefited from Casper Ruud's quarter-final exit in Seoul where he was top seed, to move ahead of the Norwegian. Novak Djokovic, winner of his third tournament this season in Tel Aviv, stays seventh but scores 250 precious points in the race for the ATP Finals in Turin, his end-of-season goal.
Spain reigns at the summit of men's tennis with Carlos Alcaraz holding world number one spot in the ATP rankings released on Monday with compatriot Rafael Nadal moving back up to second.
Nick Kyrgios has reflected on the match this season that «really, really hurt» when he suffered a shock defeat to Karen Khachanov at the US Open. The 27-year-old from Canberra, who skipped the Laver Cup in London last month in order to spend some time with his family back home, is back in action this week at the Japan Open in Tokyo. Ad Kyrgios has enjoyed a fine season with a breakthrough in reaching the final at Wimbledon, where he lost out to Novak Djokovic, and fancied his chances of winning his first Grand Slam singles title at Flushing Meadows with the Serb absent.
Japan Open, despite his court hearing on Tuesday at home in Australia for alleged common assault. The 27-year-old Wimbledon finalist is due to have his case heard at a magistrates' court in Canberra, on the same day he is scheduled to play in Tokyo. It is common for defendants not to appear for largely administrative hearings where they have legal representation.