Wu Yibing and Zhang Shuai advance to the main draw, Fonseca stages a comeback to claim the title and make up for past regrets, and Korda ends an 18-month title drought.

In just three minutes daily, stay informed about the tennis world. Greetings to all tennis enthusiasts, today is Monday, February 23, 2026. Welcome to the news midday report brought to you by "Tennis Home."

Let's first look at the results of Chinese players. Early this morning Beijing time, in the final round of the ATP 500 Acapulco singles qualifiers, China’s top player Wu Yibing overcame a tough 0-5 deficit in the second set to defeat Australian Rinji Tsuchiya 6-1, 7-6(3), successfully entering the main draw. After winning two qualifying matches in a row, Wu's current world ranking has risen to 142.

In the decisive round of the WTA 500 Merida singles qualifiers, Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai defeated Italian player Trevisan 7-5, 6-1 to secure her spot in the main draw, with her current world ranking now at 80. In the first round of the main event, she will face American Lepchenko.

Meanwhile, at the WTA 250 Austin singles qualifiers final round, Chinese player Yuan Yue lost 4-6, 3-6 to American Osuigwe, failing to reach the main draw.

Let's turn to other tournaments: last night Beijing time, the ATP 500 Rio event concluded. Eighth seed Argentine Echeverry played two matches in one day, first coming back from 4-6, 6-7 down to defeat Czech Kopriva in the semifinals, then overturning Chilean Tabillo 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 in the final to claim his first career tour-level title, which is also a 500-level championship. The Argentine spent over 7 hours across the semifinal and final, making this maiden title well-deserved and worth celebrating!

In the doubles final, Brazilian rising star Fonseca paired with his compatriot veteran Melo, who is 23 years his senior, to narrowly defeat Hazell and Franzen 4-6, 6-3, 10-8, capturing the championship trophy and making up for previous singles disappointments.

At the ATP 250 Delray Beach singles final, American Korda continued his hot streak throughout the event, defeating fellow American Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3 to end an 18-month title drought and claim the third career tour-level singles crown. Congratulations to him!

Tonight Beijing time, the main draws of the ATP 500 Dubai and Acapulco tournaments will commence. In Dubai, Chinese player Zhang Zhizhen will take the court around 11 PM to face Canadian star Aliassime; young player Shang Juncheng will team up with Bublik for the doubles first round; veterans and rising stars like Wawrinka and Draper will also appear.

At Acapulco, players such as Germany’s Zverev, Bulgaria’s stylish Dimitrov, American young talent Tiafoe, and Spanish star Fokina will compete. Additionally, the ATP 250 Santiago event will start simultaneously.

On the women's side, the WTA 500 Merida and WTA 250 Austin tournaments will begin early tomorrow morning Beijing time. Notably, the cross-national duo Jiang Xinyu and Buksha will play their first-round match against Sofia and Stephens in Merida. Best of luck to Jiang!

Finally, let's play a guessing game. The picture below shows a player in Melbourne. Without any hints, can you identify who she is?

In the last guessing game, some fans gave the correct answer. Indeed, the person in the photo is the men's singles world number one, Alcaraz.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lone Maverick)