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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATP TOUR CHINA OPEN SEMI-FINALS  RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT  SHOWS: BEIJING, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (ATP/ IMG MEDIA – see restrictions before use) JANNIK SINNER V ALEX DE MINAUR (GREEN SHIRT) 1. ALEX DE MINAUR WALKING IN 2. JANNIK SINNER WALKING IN FIRST SET 3. SINNER HITS A FOREHAND WINNER 4. SINNER SEALS SET WITH AN ACE 5. SINNER'S BOX CELEBRATING AS HE WALKS BACK  SECOND SET 6. DE MINAUR SEALS SET WITH FOREHAND WINNER AND CELEBRATES THIRD SET 7. SINNER WINS POINT WITH A DROPSHOT AND CELEBRATING 8. SINNER'S BOX CHEERING 9. SINNER SEALS MATCH AS DE MINAUR'S FOREHAND RETURN GOES LONG 10. SINNER'S TEAM CELEBRATING 11. SUPPORTERS IN THE CROWD WITH ITALY FLAG 12. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT THE NET 13. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE 14. VARIOUS OF SINNER TAKING APPLAUSE AND WAVING TO CROWD DANIIL MEDVEDEV V LEARNER TIEN (WRISTBAND) 15. TIEN WALKS OUT 16. MEDVEDEV FIRST SET 17. MEDVEDEV REACHES DROPSHOT AND HITS WINNER SECOND SET 18. TIEN REACHES BALL AND HITS ANGLED WINNER THIRD SET 19. DROP VOLLEY WINNER AT NET BY TIEN AFTER MEDVEDEV UNDERARM SERVE 20. MEDVEDEV HITS BALL OUT AND LIMPS BACK TO HIS CHAIR 21. MEDVEDEV IS GIVEN ACODE VIOLATION FOR NOT ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TIEN'S SERVE 22. MEDVEDEV ARGUES WITH OFFICIALS 23. TIEN WINS POINT, MEDVEDEV RETIRES FROM MATCH 24. PLAYERS AT NET 25. MEDVEDEV TALKS TO UMPIRE AFTER THE MATCH STORY: Jannik Sinner underlined his dominance on hardcourts in the Asian swing of tournaments by outlasting Australian third seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 4-6 6-2 on Tuesday (September 30) to reach his third straight China Open final.     In the final, the four-times Grand Slam winner will take on 19-year-old American Learner Tien after former U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev retired from their semi-final with what looked like cramp while trailing 7-5 5-7 0-4.       Medvedev, who had battled from two breaks down to edge the opening set, struggled physically before letting a 5-3 lead slip in the second.      Tien fought back to force a decider and the Russian pulled the plug early in the third, sending the American through to his first ATP tour final.     Medvedev also had a heated exchange with the umpire after receiving a code violation for failing to play a return in the third set before calling for the match supervisor.     Sinner made a typically fast start in his bid to secure an 11th straight victory over De Minaur, breaking the world number eight to love for a 4-2 lead, but he had to battle hard in the next game to hold serve.     The 2023 champion had no trouble wrapping up the first set from there but ran into trouble early in the next, appearing to struggle physically at times, before tight holds helped him level at 3-3 and 4-4.         De Minaur persevered to win only his second ever set against the Italian with a gutsy performance in the 10th game but Sinner regrouped in the decider, breaking in the first game and holding off his opponent to reach a ninth straight final on hardcourts. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo/Andy Ragg)

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VIDEO SHOWS: STILL PHOTOS FROM REAL MADRID'S 5-0 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP PHASE WIN AWAY TO KAIRAT ALMATY / POST-MATCH COMMENTS FROM REAL MADRID COACH XABI ALONSO COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW STORY: Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid cruised to a 5-0 victory over Champions League debutants Kairat Almaty on Tuesday (September 30). Fresh from a 5-2 loss to Atletico Madrid in LaLiga, Xabi Alonso's side responded emphatically in Kazakhstan, with Mbappe leading the charge. The French forward opened the scoring in the 25th minute from the penalty spot and doubled their lead from a quick counter early in the second half. Mbappe completed his hat-trick in the 73rd minute with a stunning effort from the edge of the box, with Eduardo Camavinga heading in Real's fourth. Brahim Diaz added a fifth in stoppage time, pouncing on a loose ball inside the area. (Production: Stefan Haskins)

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VIDEO SHOWS: STILL PHOTOS FROM REAL MADRID'S 5-0 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP PHASE WIN AWAY TO KAIRAT ALMATY / POST-MATCH COMMENTS FROM REAL MADRID COACH XABI ALONSO COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW STORY: Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid cruised to a 5-0 victory over Champions League debutants Kairat Almaty on Tuesday (September 30). Fresh from a 5-2 loss to Atletico Madrid in LaLiga, Xabi Alonso's side responded emphatically in Kazakhstan, with Mbappe leading the charge. The French forward opened the scoring in the 25th minute from the penalty spot and doubled their lead from a quick counter early in the second half. Mbappe completed his hat-trick in the 73rd minute with a stunning effort from the edge of the box, with Eduardo Camavinga heading in Real's fourth. Brahim Diaz added a fifth in stoppage time, pouncing on a loose ball inside the area. (Production: Stefan Haskins)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF FC SEOUL'S 3-0 WIN OVER BURIRAM UNITED IN THE ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT  SHOWS: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions) FC SEOUL (RED AND BLACK STRIPES) V BURIRAM UNITED  1. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS BEFORE START OF MATCH FIRST HALF 2. SEOUL'S LUCAS SILVA CROSSES FOR CHOI JUN WHO SCORES AT THE FAR POST. 38TH MINUTE SEOUL LEAD 1-0 3. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 4. SEOUL'S JEONG SEUNG-WON'S CROSS GOES STRAIGHT INTO THE NET. 48TH MINUTE SEOUL LEAD 2-0 5. FANS CELEBRATE 6. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL SECOND HALF 7. SILVA SCORES FOR SEOUL FOLLOWING A GOALMOUTH SCRAMBLE. 68TH MINUTE SEOUL LEAD 3-0 8. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 9. BURIRAM'S ILHAN FANDI HAS IS SHOT SAVED BY CHOI CHUL-WON 10. BURIRAM'S FILIP STOJKOVIC SHOOTS NARROWLY WIDE 11. SEOUL PLAYERS CELEBRATE AT THE END OF THE MATCH STORY: Jesse Lingard led FC Seoul to a 3-0 win over Thailand's Buriram United on Tuesday (September 30) as the South Korean side picked up their first victory in this season's Asian Champions League Elite group phase at Seoul World Cup Stadium. The former Manchester United and England player captained the team as goals from Choi Jun, Jeong Seung-won and Lucas Silva saw off the Thai League 1 champions to move FC Seoul onto four points from their opening two games in the competition. FC Seoul went ahead in the 38th minute when Choi slotted in Silva's inswinging cross from the left. Jeong doubled the lead three minutes into first-half added time when goalkeeper Neil Etheridge misread the winger's cross and the ball bounced in. Silva put the result beyond doubt when he crashed his shot into the top corner from close range after the Buriram defence struggled to clear a ball into the penalty area. The result moves FC Seoul onto four points, level with Hiroshima after two of the eight rounds of matches in the league phase. (Production: Andy Ragg)

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VIDEO SHOWS: PSG HOLDING TRAINING SESSION,  MANAGER LUIS ENRIQUE AND RIGHT BACK ACHRAF HAKIMI SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST FC BARCELONA  RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BARCELONA, SPAIN (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  1. VARIOUS OF PSG COACH LUIS ENRIQUE WALKING ONTO PITCH OF MONTJUIC STADIUM TALKING WITH STAFF AND PLAYERS  2. WINGER BRADLEY BARCOLA WITH BALL  3. MEDIA FILMING TRAINING AT STANDS  4. MIDFIELDER VITINHA CHASING BALL IN RONDO DRILL  5. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS PASSING IN RONDO DRILL  6. PSG COACH LUIS ENRIQUE ARRIVING AT PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM  7. (SOUNDBITE) (French)  PSG COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING:  “For us it’s exciting and passionate to play against a team that has the same mentality as us, that plays at a very high level and has a coach that I know him a while ago and has this mentality, so with the coach and these players it’s the same identity and philosophy of play as we have, to try to play a good football, try to win the match. No matter what the result is, but to try to do it nicely. I think there are two similar teams and tomorrow, for me, the key will be which team is able to take the ball.”  8. LUIS ENRIQUE WATCHING TRAINING SESSION  9. LEFT BACK NUNO MENDES CHASING BALL  10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish)  PSG COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING: “I’ve always felt very valued by the media (in Spain). LAUGHS. It’s true, I don’t why you are laughing, it’s true, but well it’s just another kind of love. In the end when there’s a lot of criticism, that’s also a way of loving and you need to know how to appreciate it. I have the luck of have felt loved everywhere where I’ve been. In Paris we are in our third year and since the beginning I’ve felt the support of the club, people and all fans. Barcelona is my home, 8 years as a player, I was the captain of the club. Six years as a coach, three in the second team and three in the first team. I can’t say a single bad thing about Barcelona and I’ll be forever grateful.”  11. PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 12. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish)  PSG COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING: “For me Pedri, without a doubt, and as I baptised him some time ago, he’s Harry Potter, and I hope he doesn’t bring the wound tomorrow. We are going to do as much as we can for him to participate the less possible, but he’ll participate anyways because Barcelona it’s not only Pedri. It’s Frankie de Jong in the midfield, it’s Cubarsi in the back, its Lamine (Yamal) and many high level players, but well, the match comes with a series of very strong motivations to try to beat a team that it’s very good with the ball but also without it they perform very well.”  13. RIGHT BACK ACHRAF HAKIMI DURING RONDO  14. VITINHA GOING THROUGH TUNNEL OF PLAYERS, PLAYERS HITTING HIM  15. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish)  PSG COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING: “I love this Hansi Flick’s team since the beginning, I think it connects with the football idea in Barcelona. He’s clearly a high level coach that doesn’t speculate, that attacks and uses players with an attacking profile. He knows how to defend well and plays with an advanced defensive line, he pressures at the highest level and adapts to any game situation. It’s a team I really like and I’m pleased to watch them, you also know I’m a cule and a club member, I will always be. I watch all their matches and it’s a team I like to watch because it’s fun to watch.”  16. PLAYERS TRAINING AT STADIUM  17. LUIS ENRIQUE CHATTING WITH STAFF MEMBER  18. (SOUNDBITE) (French)  PSG COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING ABOUT MISSING PLAYERS FOR UPCOMING MATCH:  “There are many different ways to face this, you can either feel sorry or look for answers. What we want is to achieve answers and results, no matter who’s playing tomorrow. Each player is part of the team and tomorrow we’ll prepare the match as we always do, in the best possible way to try to win the match.”  19. LUIS ENRIQUE LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM  20. RONDO DRILL  21. VITINHA CHASING BALL / STRETCHING  22. MIDFIELDER JOAO NEVES CHASING BALL  23. RIGHT BACK ACHRAF HAKIMI ARRIVING AT PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM 24. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish)  PSG RIGHT BACK, ACHRAF HAKIMI, SAYING: “As you well said, you know he will not face me on my side (Lamine Yamal), but I think he’ll have to face the best left-back in the world which is called Nuno Mendes. He has already proved he’s able to stop Lamine when they faced each other in other chances and has also been able to stop other forwards with the same style Lamine has, and Nuno is very well prepared for it. But I also think the strength of our team is the help we give amongst everyone and we’ll try to help Nuno Mendes to avoid those one to one because we know Lamine’s ability and how he dribbles, and we’ll try to help him.”  25. PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 26. (SOUNDBITE) (French)  PSG RIGHT BACK, ACHRAF HAKIMI, SAYING ABOUT BALLON D’OR RANKINGS: “No, it’s not a disappointment for me, I’m grateful to be on the top 30 list of best world players. You guys, the media, chose me as sixth player on the list and I wasn’t expecting it. When I play I don’t think about individual trophies, I try to think about collective titles and try to give my best with the team, then you guys decide where I am on this list. But I’m proud and happy of this sixth place and will keep working to try to be on the top 30 list again and if I do better, well.”  27. NUNO MENDES TRAINING  28. VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPERS TRAINING  29. RONDO DRILL  STORY: Paris Saint Germain coach Luis Enrique praised his former team FC Barcelona ahead of their Champions League clash on Tuesday (September 30).     Luis Enrique said it's exciting to play against a team with similar characteristics as current Champions League champions, adding he was delighted to be back "home" and that he enjoys watching Barcelona matches.      PSG will be without captain Marquinhos, Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue, and Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia, forward Raphinha and long-term absentee Gavi are unavailable.    Luis Enrique said his side will focus on looking for answers and results for the missing players, adding the key for a match that faces similar teams will be the side that is able to hold the ball.     Barcelona beat Newcastle United in their opening group-stage match, and PSG started their title defence by thrashing Atalanta 4-0.     Right back Achraf Hakimi said Barca's star Lamine Yamal will struggle to face Nuno Mendes, the "best left-back in the world" and said he was grateful for his latest sixth place in the Ballon D'Or awards.  (Production: Miguel Gutierrez) 

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VIDEO SHOWS: MANCHESTER CITY TRAINING & COMMENTS FROM MANAGER PEP GUARDIOLA AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP PHASE MATCH AWAY TO AS MONACO / AS MONACO TRAINING RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UK (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (UEFA – This content can only be used in the reporting of the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 season – no other use allowed, no commercial use, must on-screen courtesy " UEFA 2025" or " UEFA 2026", no resales, no sublicensing, no monetisation) 1. MIDFIELDER TAKING SHOT AT GOAL 2. MANAGER PEP GUARDIOLA & ASSISTANT COACH PEP LIJNDERS WATCHING ON DURING TRAINING  3. STRIKER ERLING HAALAND DURING RONDO DRILL  4. DEFENDER RUBEN DIAS & RODRI DURING RONDO DRILL  5. GOALKEEPER GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING  6. RONDO DRILL / MIDFIELDER PHIL FODEN 7. HAALAND DURING RONDO DRILL  8. TRAINING UNDERWAY 9. GUARDIOLA WATCHING ON FONTVIEILLE, MONACO (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (UEFA – This content can only be used in the reporting of the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 season – no other use allowed, no commercial use, must on-screen courtesy " UEFA 2025" or " UEFA 2026", no resales, no sublicensing, no monetisation) 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER CITY MANAGER, PEP GUARDIOLA, SAYING: REPORTER: “Hi Pep, Rodri’s travelled. Is he fit enough to start?” GUARDIOLA: “Yeah, he feels much better than the game before Burnley.” 11. WHITE FLASH 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER CITY MANAGER, PEP GUARDIOLA, ON RODRI CONSISTENTLY PLAYING THREE GAMES A WEEK, SAYING: “The week before was so demanding with United, Napoli, especially Arsenal, and right now, if you want my feeling right now, he’s not able to play three games a week at a top, top, top, top level. Top intensity, the demanding of the opponents. My feeling, right now he’s not ready, because it needs time.” 13. WHITE FLASH 14. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER CITY MANAGER, PEP GUARDIOLA, SAYING: “If we go through, and we get better and better, we’ll be a contender, but we have to deserve it. Last season when we started, we were a contender, right? When we started, look at what happened, we finished 23 or 24, so, step-by-step. So, we make the first three points. Last season against Inter we could not do that, we go against a top, top side like Napoli, and now we have this opportunity, you know, you have to win at home all the games, and win one or two games away, you know, to qualify until the first eight, and then we just do step-by-step. So, I don’t think further than that, and after Brentford, international break, and we see. Hopefully, after Brentford we will have many, many players back. (Rayan) Cherki will be back, (Rayan) Ait-Nouri will be back, (Abdukodir) Khusanov will be back, hopefully, Omar (Marmoush) will be back, so, many players will be back, and we’ll be (able) to handle every three days for these competitions. We’ll be top.” LA TURBIE, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (UEFA – This content can only be used in the reporting of the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 season – no other use allowed, no commercial use, must on-screen courtesy " UEFA 2025" or " UEFA 2026", no resales, no sublicensing, no monetisation) 15. MIDFIELDER PAUL POGBA TYING BOOT LACES BEFORE WARMING UP AHEAD OF AS MONACO TRAINING  16. POGBA JUGGLING BALL  17. POGBA JUGGLING BALL WITH WINGER ANSU FATI 18. POGBA DURING RONDO DRILL  19. DEFENDER ERIC DIER DURING RONDO DRILL  20. RONDO DRILL  STORY: Rodri is back in Manchester City's squad for their Champions League group phase game away to AS Monaco, but the midfielder is not ready to play in three matches a week, manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday (September 30). City travel to Monaco with a returning Rodri, who missed their last two matches against Huddersfield and Burnley due to knee pain.  The Ballon d'Or winner missed most of last season with an ACL injury and has struggled to fully shake off his injury since returning to action in May. The 29-year-old had played in three straight matches against Manchester United, Napoli and Arsenal, but with pain then returning to his knee, Guardiola believes that the Spaniard is not yet recovered enough to feature three times a week, adding that getting back to full fitness “needs time”.  (Production: Stefan Haskins)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF FC SEOUL'S 3-0 WIN OVER BURIRAM UNITED IN THE ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT  SHOWS: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions) FC SEOUL (RED AND BLACK STRIPES) V BURIRAM UNITED  1. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS BEFORE START OF MATCH FIRST HALF 2. SEOUL'S LUCAS SILVA CROSSES FOR CHOI JUN WHO SCORES AT THE FAR POST. 38TH MINUTE SEOUL LEAD 1-0 3. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 4. SEOUL'S JEONG SEUNG-WON'S CROSS GOES STRAIGHT INTO THE NET. 48TH MINUTE SEOUL LEAD 2-0 5. FANS CELEBRATE 6. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL SECOND HALF 7. SILVA SCORES FOR SEOUL FOLLOWING A GOALMOUTH SCRAMBLE. 68TH MINUTE SEOUL LEAD 3-0 8. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 9. BURIRAM'S ILHAN FANDI HAS IS SHOT SAVED BY CHOI CHUL-WON 10. BURIRAM'S FILIP STOJKOVIC SHOOTS NARROWLY WIDE 11. SEOUL PLAYERS CELEBRATE AT THE END OF THE MATCH STORY: Jesse Lingard led FC Seoul to a 3-0 win over Thailand's Buriram United on Tuesday (September 30) as the South Korean side picked up their first victory in this season's Asian Champions League Elite group phase at Seoul World Cup Stadium. The former Manchester United and England player captained the team as goals from Choi Jun, Jeong Seung-won and Lucas Silva saw off the Thai League 1 champions to move FC Seoul onto four points from their opening two games in the competition. FC Seoul went ahead in the 38th minute when Choi slotted in Silva's inswinging cross from the left. Jeong doubled the lead three minutes into first-half added time when goalkeeper Neil Etheridge misread the winger's cross and the ball bounced in. Silva put the result beyond doubt when he crashed his shot into the top corner from close range after the Buriram defence struggled to clear a ball into the penalty area. The result moves FC Seoul onto four points, level with Hiroshima after two of the eight rounds of matches in the league phase. (Production: Andy Ragg)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF CARLOS ALCARAZ V TAYLOR FRITZ FINAL MATCH AT THE JAPAN OPEN  SHOWS: TOKYO, JAPAN (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (ATP/IMG MEDIA – see restrictions before use) CARLOS ALCARAZ (SPAIN) V TAYLOR FRITZ (UNITED STATES) 6-4 6-4 1. FRITZ WALKING OUT AND WAVING 2. ALCARAZ WALKING OUT AND WAVING  FIRST SET  3. FRITZ GOES LONG AND ALCARAZ WINS A POINT/ CROWD CHEERING 4. ALCARAZ WINS A POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER/ALCARAZ CELEBRATING/ CROWD CHEERING 5. FRITZ WINS A POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER/ FRITZ CLOSE-UP 6. ALCARAZ BREAKS THE SERVE AND WINS A GAME POINT/ ALCARAZ CLOSE-UP 7. FRITZ NETS THE BALL AND ALCARAZ WINS FIRST SET 6-4/ ALCARAZ CELEBRATING/ ALCARAZ'S TEAM CHEERING SECOND SET 8. FRITZ NETS THE BALL AND ALCARAZ WINS GAME POINT/ ALCARAZ CELEBRATING/ ALCARAZ'S TEAM CHEERING 9. FRITZ NETS THE BALL AND ALCARAZ WINS A POINT/ ALCARAZ CLOSE-UP/CROWD CHEERING 10. ALCARAZ CLOSE-UP 11. FRITZ NETS THE BALL AND ALCARAZ WINS GAME POINT/ ALCARAZ CLOSE-UP 12. ALCARAZ WINS MATCH 6-4 6-4 WITH A DROP SHOT/ ALCARAZ CLOSE-UP 13. ALCARAZ AND FRITZ SHAKING HANDS WITH EACH OTHER AND CHAIR UMPIRE 14. ALCARAZ ACKNOWLEDGING THE CROWD 15.VARIOUS OF ALCARAZ WITH THE TROPHY STORY: World number one Carlos Alcaraz wore down Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 in the Japan Open final on Tuesday (September 30) to win his eighth title of a spectacular year and further cement his status as a dominant force in the men's game. Victory also earned Alcaraz revenge for a stunning loss to Fritz at the Laver Cup team event in San Francisco this month, the Spaniard's first defeat by the American in four clashes, which came shortly after his triumphant U.S. Open campaign. The 22-year-old had endured a scare after jarring his foot on his Tokyo debut last week, but was beaming as he celebrated his 67th match win this season and 24th tour-level title overall. "It's been a pleasure to be able to play here in Tokyo in front of Japanese fans. I've enjoyed every single second I was on the court (apart from) the five minutes I was on the floor after I hurt my ankle," Alcaraz joked. "I'm really happy with the level that I played and with everything. Starting the week not really good with the ankle, and the way that I came back from that and played a great tournament, great matches." After a high-quality start to the match under the roof of the Ariake Colosseum, Alcaraz edged ahead when Fritz sent his shot long to drop serve for the first time, and the top seed was in no mood to relent as he went on to seal the opening set. Fritz received treatment for a thigh problem before the start of the next set and Alcaraz immediately heaped pressure on the second seed by hitting a blistering forehand to break in the opening game. The six-times Grand Slam champion quickly built a 4-1 lead, prompting Fritz to throw his racket to the floor in frustration, and although Alcaraz briefly wobbled on serve later, he secured the win with a delicate drop shot for his first Tokyo title. This year, Alcaraz defended his French Open title and reached the Wimbledon final which he lost to Jannik Sinner. His only other final loss this year came in Barcelona, where he was beaten by Dane Holger Rune. (Production: Suramya Kaushik)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATP TOUR CHINA OPEN SEMI-FINALS  RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT  SHOWS: BEIJING, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (ATP/ IMG MEDIA – see restrictions before use) JANNIK SINNER V ALEX DE MINAUR (GREEN SHIRT) 1. ALEX DE MINAUR WALKING IN 2. JANNIK SINNER WALKING IN FIRST SET 3. SINNER HITS A FOREHAND WINNER 4. SINNER SEALS SET WITH AN ACE 5. SINNER'S BOX CELEBRATING AS HE WALKS BACK  SECOND SET 6. DE MINAUR SEALS SET WITH FOREHAND WINNER AND CELEBRATES THIRD SET 7. SINNER WINS POINT WITH A DROPSHOT AND CELEBRATING 8. SINNER'S BOX CHEERING 9. SINNER SEALS MATCH AS DE MINAUR'S FOREHAND RETURN GOES LONG 10. SINNER'S TEAM CELEBRATING 11. SUPPORTERS IN THE CROWD WITH ITALY FLAG 12. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT THE NET 13. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE 14. VARIOUS OF SINNER TAKING APPLAUSE AND WAVING TO CROWD DANIIL MEDVEDEV V LEARNER TIEN (WRISTBAND) 15. TIEN WALKS OUT 16. MEDVEDEV FIRST SET 17. MEDVEDEV REACHES DROPSHOT AND HITS WINNER SECOND SET 18. TIEN REACHES BALL AND HITS ANGLED WINNER THIRD SET 19. DROP VOLLEY WINNER AT NET BY TIEN AFTER MEDVEDEV UNDERARM SERVE 20. MEDVEDEV HITS BALL OUT AND LIMPS BACK TO HIS CHAIR 21. MEDVEDEV IS GIVEN ACODE VIOLATION FOR NOT ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TIEN'S SERVE 22. MEDVEDEV ARGUES WITH OFFICIALS 23. TIEN WINS POINT, MEDVEDEV RETIRES FROM MATCH 24. PLAYERS AT NET 25. MEDVEDEV TALKS TO UMPIRE AFTER THE MATCH STORY: Jannik Sinner underlined his dominance on hardcourts in the Asian swing of tournaments by outlasting Australian third seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 4-6 6-2 on Tuesday (September 30) to reach his third straight China Open final.     In the final, the four-times Grand Slam winner will take on 19-year-old American Learner Tien after former U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev retired from their semi-final with what looked like cramp while trailing 7-5 5-7 0-4.       Medvedev, who had battled from two breaks down to edge the opening set, struggled physically before letting a 5-3 lead slip in the second.      Tien fought back to force a decider and the Russian pulled the plug early in the third, sending the American through to his first ATP tour final.     Medvedev also had a heated exchange with the umpire after receiving a code violation for failing to play a return in the third set before calling for the match supervisor.     Sinner made a typically fast start in his bid to secure an 11th straight victory over De Minaur, breaking the world number eight to love for a 4-2 lead, but he had to battle hard in the next game to hold serve.     The 2023 champion had no trouble wrapping up the first set from there but ran into trouble early in the next, appearing to struggle physically at times, before tight holds helped him level at 3-3 and 4-4.         De Minaur persevered to win only his second ever set against the Italian with a gutsy performance in the 10th game but Sinner regrouped in the decider, breaking in the first game and holding off his opponent to reach a ninth straight final on hardcourts. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo/Andy Ragg)

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VIDEO SHOWS: MANCHESTER CITY TRAINING & COMMENTS FROM MANAGER PEP GUARDIOLA AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP PHASE MATCH AWAY TO AS MONACO / AS MONACO TRAINING COMPLETE SHOTLIST & SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UK (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (UEFA – This content can only be used in the reporting of the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 season – no other use allowed, no commercial use, must on-screen courtesy " UEFA 2025" or " UEFA 2026", no resales, no sublicensing, no monetisation) 1. MIDFIELDER TAKING SHOT AT GOAL 2. MANAGER PEP GUARDIOLA & ASSISTANT COACH PEP LIJNDERS WATCHING ON DURING TRAINING  3. STRIKER ERLING HAALAND DURING RONDO DRILL  4. DEFENDER RUBEN DIAS & RODRI DURING RONDO DRILL  5. GOALKEEPER GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING  6. RONDO DRILL / MIDFIELDER PHIL FODEN 7. HAALAND DURING RONDO DRILL  8. TRAINING UNDERWAY 9. GUARDIOLA WATCHING ON FONTVIEILLE, MONACO (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (UEFA – This content can only be used in the reporting of the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 season – no other use allowed, no commercial use, must on-screen courtesy " UEFA 2025" or " UEFA 2026", no resales, no sublicensing, no monetisation) 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER CITY MANAGER, PEP GUARDIOLA, SAYING: “ 11. WHITE FLASH 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER CITY MANAGER, PEP GUARDIOLA, SAYING: “ 13. WHITE FLASH 14. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER CITY MANAGER, PEP GUARDIOLA, SAYING: “ LA TURBIE, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (UEFA – This content can only be used in the reporting of the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 season – no other use allowed, no commercial use, must on-screen courtesy " UEFA 2025" or " UEFA 2026", no resales, no sublicensing, no monetisation) 15. MIDFIELDER PAUL POGBA TYING BOOT LACES BEFORE WARMING UP AHEAD OF AS MONACO TRAINING  16. POGBA JUGGLING BALL  17. POGBA JUGGLING BALL WITH WINGER ANSU FATI 18. POGBA DURING RONDO DRILL  19. DEFENDER ERIC DIER DURING RONDO DRILL  20. RONDO DRILL  STORY: (Production: Stefan Haskins)

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