Tennis matches today, and what they are worth

Updated October 9, 2026 at 07:31 UTC

18 ATP and WTA main-draw matches are being played on October 9, 2026, with 400 ranking points on the line in the second round of the Rolex Shanghai Masters: Novak Djokovic is defending 400 of them, and they expire when this edition ends whether Djokovic plays on or not.

22. Alexander Bublik — 2,185 ranking points (−30)22Bublik20. Francisco Cerundolo — 2,220 ranking points (−50)20Cerundolo19. Brandon Nakashima — 2,335 ranking points (−30)19Nakashima19. Elise Mertens — 2,165 ranking points19Mertens15. Jakub Mensik — 2,445 ranking points (−30)15Mensik10. Frances Tiafoe — 3,380 ranking points (−30)10Tiafoe9. Iga Swiatek — 4,119 ranking points9Swiatek8. Novak Djokovic — 3,480 ranking points (−400)8Djokovic7. Elina Svitolina — 4,809 ranking points7Svitolina2. Alexander Zverev — 9,720 ranking points (−50)2Zverev

Bubble size: ranking points. Red: points they are defending today and can lose.

Every main-draw match today

990 ranking points are being defended across 11 of today's 18 matches. A player only defends points at the tournament where they won them a year ago, so most matches are pure gain.

ATPRolex Shanghai Masters·second roundplaying now
Frances TiafoeNo. 10
defending 30
Yannick HanfmannNo. 57
defending 50

The winner moves on with 50 points from this tournament.

ATPRolex Shanghai Masters·second roundplaying now
Alexander ZverevNo. 2
defending 50
Wu YibingNo. 113
defending 10

The winner moves on with 50 points from this tournament.

ATPRolex Shanghai Masters·second roundplaying now
Brandon NakashimaNo. 19
defending 30
Matteo BerrettiniNo. 46
defending 10

The winner moves on with 50 points from this tournament.

ATPRolex Shanghai Masters·second roundplaying now
Alexander BlockxNo. 28
nothing to defend
Quentin HalysNo. 48
defending 30

The winner moves on with 50 points from this tournament.

WTAChina Open·quarter-finalplaying now
Elina SvitolinaNo. 7
nothing to defend
Zheng QinwenNo. 54
nothing to defend

The winner moves on with 390 points from this tournament.

WTASuzhou Open·quarter-finalplaying now
Rebecca Sramkova
nothing to defend
Aliona Falei
nothing to defend
ATPRolex Shanghai Masters·second round10:00 UTC
Novak DjokovicNo. 8
defending 400
Hubert HurkaczNo. 34
nothing to defend

The winner moves on with 50 points from this tournament.

ATPRolex Shanghai Masters·second round11:30 UTC
Lorenzo MusettiNo. 25
defending 100
Zhou Yi
nothing to defend

The winner moves on with 50 points from this tournament.

ATPRolex Shanghai Masters·second round09:30 UTC
Alexander BublikNo. 22
defending 30
Tomas MachacNo. 75
defending 50

The winner moves on with 50 points from this tournament.

ATPRolex Shanghai Masters·second round09:00 UTC
Francisco CerundoloNo. 20
defending 50
Roman SafiullinNo. 79
nothing to defend

The winner moves on with 50 points from this tournament.

ATPRolex Shanghai Masters·second round09:00 UTC
Jakub MensikNo. 15
defending 30
Miomir KecmanovicNo. 61
defending 10

The winner moves on with 50 points from this tournament.

ATPRolex Shanghai Masters·second round08:00 UTC
Karen KhachanovNo. 27
defending 30
Arthur FeryNo. 37
nothing to defend

The winner moves on with 50 points from this tournament.

WTAChina Open·quarter-final11:00 UTC
Iga SwiatekNo. 9
nothing to defend
Elise MertensNo. 19
nothing to defend

The winner moves on with 390 points from this tournament.

WTASamsun Open·quarter-final13:30 UTC
Anna BlinkovaNo. 89
nothing to defend
Bianca Andreescu
nothing to defend
WTASamsun Open·quarter-final10:30 UTC
Lucrezia StefaniniNo. 125
nothing to defend
Polina Iatcenko
nothing to defend
WTASamsun Open·quarter-final09:00 UTC
Fiona Crawley
nothing to defend
Ayla Aksu
nothing to defend

Some of today's events —WTA 125s and other tournaments outside the main points tables— appear without figures. We publish a number only when we can stand behind it; a points table borrowed from another category would be worse than a blank.

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18 ATP and WTA main-draw matches are being played on October 9, 2026, with 400 ranking points on the line in the second round of the Rolex Shanghai Masters: Novak Djokovic is defending 400 of them, and they expire when this edition ends whether Djokovic plays on or not.

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What people ask about today's matches

How many tennis matches are being played today?

18 ATP and WTA main-draw matches are being played on October 9, 2026, with 400 ranking points on the line in the second round of the Rolex Shanghai Masters: Novak Djokovic is defending 400 of them, and they expire when this edition ends whether Djokovic plays on or not.

Which match has the most ranking points at stake today?

The second round of the Rolex Shanghai Masters, where Frances Tiafoe plays Yannick Hanfmann and 400 ranking points are being defended.

Do ranking points change during a tournament?

The published ATP and WTA rankings do not move until the tournament closes, but the points a player won at last year's edition expire either way. That is why a defending champion can lose ranking points in a week in which they keep winning matches.

How many points does the winner of a match get?

It depends on the category of the tournament and the round reached, not on the opponent. Reaching the quarter-final of a Masters 1000 is worth 200 points; the same round at a 250 is worth 50.