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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EARLY STAGES ON DAY 3 OF THE WRC CENTRAL EUROPEAN RALLY – SEBASTIEN OGIER CRASHES, ROVANPERA TAKES LEAD SCRIPT AND SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW 

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEMI-FINAL MATCHES AT THE WTA 250 JAPAN OPEN  SHOWS: OSAKA, JAPAN (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) LEYLAH FERNANDEZ (CANADA/BLACK DRESS) V SORANA CIRSTEA (ROMANIA/ BLUE DRESS) 1. TOSS  FIRST SET  2. FERNANDEZ BREAKS THE SERVE AND WINS GAME POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER  3. CIRSTEA GOES WIDE AND FERNANDEZ WINS FIRST SET 6-1/ FERNANDEZ WALKING SECOND SET  4. CIRSTEA WINS A POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER/CIRSTEA WALKING  5. CIRSTEA BREAKS THE SERVE AND WINS SECOND SET 6-2/ CIRSTEA WALKING  THIRD SET  6. FERNANDEZ  BREAKS THE SERVE AND WINS GAME POINT/ FERNANDEZ CELEBRATING  7. CIRSTEA NETS THE BALL AND FERNANDEZ WINS  MATCH 6-1 2-6 6-4/ FERNANDEZ CELEBRATING/ CROWD CHEERING  8. FERNANDEZ SHAKING HANDS WITH CIRSTEA AND CHAIR UMPIRE  9. FERNANDEZ ACKNOWLEDGING THE CROWD  TEREZA VALENTOVA (CZECH REPUBLIC/ YELLOW TOP) V JAQUELINE CRISTIAN (ROMANIA/ GREY DRESS) 10. TOSS  FIRST SET 11. CRISTIAN WINS A POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER/ CRISTIAN WALKING 12. VALENTOVA NETS THE BALL AND CRISTIAN WINS TIE-BREAKER POINT AND TAKES FIRST SET 7-6(3)/ CRISTIAN CELEBRATING AND WALKING SECOND SET  14. CRISTIAN WINS GAME POINT WITH BACKHAND WINNER  15. CRISTIAN NETS THE BALL AND VALENTOVA WINS SECOND SET 6-4/ VALENTOVA CLOSE-UP/ CRISTIAN WALKING  THIRD SET  16. VALENTOVA WINS GAME POINT WITH BACKHAND WINNER/ VALENTOVA CELEBRATING/ CROWD CHEERING  17. VALENTOVA BREAKS THE SERVE AND WINS MATCH 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3 18. VALENTOVA CELEBRATING  19. VALENTOVA AND CRISTIAN SHAKING HANDS WITH EACH OTHER AND CHAIR UMPIRE  20. VALENTOVA ACKNOWLEDGING THE CROWD  STORY: Leylah Fernandez defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 2-6 6-4 on Saturday (October 18) to secure her place in the final of the WTA 250 Japan Open in Osaka where she will face 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova  At 4-4 in the deciding set, the fourth-seeded Canadian broke Cirstea's serve before holding her own to seal the victory. Fernandez will play Valentova on Sunday (October 19) after the Czech triumphed over Jaqueline Cristian 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3 in the other semi-final. Cristian reached the semi-finals after top-seeded Naomi Osaka withdrew with a left leg injury on Friday (October 17), granting the Romanian player a walkover in the quarter-final. Fernandez, runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Open, advanced to her eighth career final. Earlier this season, she reached the semi-finals at the WTA 500 DC Open, where she went on to claim her fourth WTA singles title by defeating Anna Kalinskaya.  Most recently, Fernandez fell to Coco Gauff in three sets during the second round of the China Open in late September. (Production: Suramya Kaushik)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEMI-FINAL MATCHES AT THE WTA 250 JAPAN OPEN  COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW  SHOWS: OSAKA, JAPAN (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) STORY: Leylah Fernandez defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday (October 18) to secure her place in the final of the WTA 250 Japan Open.  At 4-4 in the deciding set, the fourth-seeded Canadian broke Cirstea's serve before holding her own to seal the victory. Fernandez will face 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova in the championship match after Valentova triumphed over Jaqueline Cristian 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-3 in the other semifinal. Cristian reached the semifinals after top-seeded Naomi Osaka withdrew with a left leg injury on Friday, granting the Romanian player a walkover in the quarterfinal. Fernandez, runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Open, advanced to her eighth career final. Earlier this season, she reached the semifinals at the WTA 500 DC Open, where she went on to claim her fourth WTA singles title by defeating Anna Kalinskaya. Most recently, Fernandez fell to Coco Gauff in three sets during the second round of the China Open in late September. (Production: Suramya Kaushik)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEMI-FINAL MATCHES AT THE WTA 250 JAPAN OPEN  COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW  SHOWS: OSAKA, JAPAN (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) STORY: Leylah Fernandez defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday (October 18) to secure her place in the final of the WTA 250 Japan Open.  At 4-4 in the deciding set, the fourth-seeded Canadian broke Cirstea's serve before holding her own to seal the victory. Fernandez will face 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova in the championship match after Valentova triumphed over Jaqueline Cristian 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-3 in the other semifinal. Cristian reached the semifinals after top-seeded Naomi Osaka withdrew with a left leg injury on Friday, granting the Romanian player a walkover in the quarterfinal. Fernandez, runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Open, advanced to her eighth career final. Earlier this season, she reached the semifinals at the WTA 500 DC Open, where she went on to claim her fourth WTA singles title by defeating Anna Kalinskaya. Most recently, Fernandez fell to Coco Gauff in three sets during the second round of the China Open in late September. (Production: Suramya Kaushik)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEMI-FINAL MATCHES AT THE WTA 250 JAPAN OPEN  COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW  SHOWS: OSAKA, JAPAN (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) STORY: Leylah Fernandez defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday (October 18) to secure her place in the final of the WTA 250 Japan Open.  At 4-4 in the deciding set, the fourth-seeded Canadian broke Cirstea's serve before holding her own to seal the victory. Fernandez will face 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova in the championship match after Valentova triumphed over Jaqueline Cristian 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-3 in the other semifinal. Cristian reached the semifinals after top-seeded Naomi Osaka withdrew with a left leg injury on Friday, granting the Romanian player a walkover in the quarterfinal. Fernandez, runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Open, advanced to her eighth career final. Earlier this season, she reached the semifinals at the WTA 500 DC Open, where she went on to claim her fourth WTA singles title by defeating Anna Kalinskaya. Most recently, Fernandez fell to Coco Gauff in three sets during the second round of the China Open in late September. (Production: Suramya Kaushik)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ELENA RYBAKINA V JASMINE PAOLINI SEMI-FINAL AT WTA NINGBO OPEN SHOWS: NINGBO, CHINA (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) ELENA RYBAKINA (KAZAKHSTAN / WHITE DRESS) V JASMINE PAOLINI (ITALY / GREY TOP) 1. TOSS FIRST SET 2. JASMINE PAOLINI WINS POINT WITH BACKHAND LOB 3. ELENA RYBAKINA HITS BACKHAND WINNER / CROWD CHEERING 4. PAOLINI HITS FOREHAND WINNER / CROWD CHEERING  5. RYBAKINA TAKES SET AS PAOLINI NETS BACKHAND / CROWD REACTION SECOND SET 6. FOREHAND WINNER BY RYBAKINA 7. BACKHAND WINNER BY RYBAKINA 8. FOREHAND WINNER  BY RYBAKINA 9. RYBAKINA WINS MATCH AS PAOLINI’S BACKHAND GOES WIDE 10. RYBAKINA WALKING TO THE NET 11. PLAYERS MEET AT NET AND SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE 12. RYBAKINA WAVING TO CROWD STORY: Kazakh third seed Elena Rybakina powered past Italy's Jasmine Paolini with a clinical 6-3 6-2 victory on Saturday (October 18) to secure her place in the Ningbo Open final, keeping her hopes of qualifying for next month's WTA Finals on track. The 2022 Wimbledon champion broke second-seeded Paolini for a 5-3 lead in the opening set before comfortably sealing it. The pair were locked at 2-2 in the second, but Rybakina shifted gears, breaking serve to lead 3-2 and claiming the next three games to wrap up the match in one hour and 29 minutes, during which the 26-year-old fired 10 aces and 30 winners. With her sights set on a 10th WTA Tour-level singles title, Rybakina on Sunday faces the winner of an all-Russian semi between Diana Shnaider and Ekaterina Alexandrova, which is being played later on Saturday. Despite the defeat, Paolini, who was runner-up at the French Open and Wimbledon last year, remains in the hunt for one of the two remaining spots at the WTA Finals. Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova, Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys have all qualified for the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia which runs from November1-8. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ELENA RYBAKINA V JASMINE PAOLINI SEMI-FINAL AT WTA NINGBO OPEN SHOWS: NINGBO, CHINA (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) ELENA RYBAKINA (KAZAKHSTAN / WHITE DRESS) V JASMINE PAOLINI (ITALY / GREY TOP) 1. TOSS FIRST SET 2. JASMINE PAOLINI WINS POINT WITH BACKHAND LOB 3. ELENA RYBAKINA HITS BACKHAND WINNER / CROWD CHEERING 4. PAOLINI HITS FOREHAND WINNER / CROWD CHEERING  5. RYBAKINA TAKES SET AS PAOLINI NETS BACKHAND / CROWD REACTION SECOND SET 6. FOREHAND WINNER BY RYBAKINA 7. BACKHAND WINNER BY RYBAKINA 8. FOREHAND WINNER  BY RYBAKINA 9. RYBAKINA WINS MATCH AS PAOLINI’S BACKHAND GOES WIDE 10. RYBAKINA WALKING TO THE NET 11. PLAYERS MEET AT NET AND SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE 12. RYBAKINA WAVING TO CROWD STORY: Kazakh third seed Elena Rybakina powered past Italy's Jasmine Paolini with a clinical 6-3 6-2 victory on Saturday (October 18) to secure her place in the Ningbo Open final, keeping her hopes of qualifying for next month's WTA Finals on track. The 2022 Wimbledon champion broke second-seeded Paolini for a 5-3 lead in the opening set before comfortably sealing it. The pair were locked at 2-2 in the second, but Rybakina shifted gears, breaking serve to lead 3-2 and claiming the next three games to wrap up the match in one hour and 29 minutes, during which the 26-year-old fired 10 aces and 30 winners. With her sights set on a 10th WTA Tour-level singles title, Rybakina on Sunday faces the winner of an all-Russian semi between Diana Shnaider and Ekaterina Alexandrova, which is being played later on Saturday. Despite the defeat, Paolini, who was runner-up at the French Open and Wimbledon last year, remains in the hunt for one of the two remaining spots at the WTA Finals. Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova, Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys have all qualified for the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia which runs from November1-8. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THIRD ROUND OF MACAO OPEN ON THE ASIAN TOUR SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: MACAU, CHINA (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (ASIAN TOUR MEDIA – see restrictions before use)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THIRD ROUND OF MACAO OPEN ON THE ASIAN TOUR RESENDING WITH SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT SHOWS: MACAU, CHINA (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (ASIAN TOUR MEDIA – see restrictions before use) 1. SARIT SUWANNARUT 2ND SHOT TO THE 16TH HOLE  2. SARIT SUWANNARUT BIRDIE PUTT ON THE 18TH HOLE  3. BRETT RANKIN BIRDIE PUTT ON 14TH HOLE 4. WENYI DING PAR PUTT ON 11TH HOLE 5. YE WOCHENG BIRDIE PUTT ON 10TH HOLE 6. DOMINIC FOOS HOLES HIS APPROACH FOR EAGLE AT THE 3RD HOLE 7. SUTEEPAT PRATEEPTIENCHAI BIRDIE PUTT ON 6TH HOLE 8. SIDDIKUR RAHMAN 2ND SHOT TO THE 14TH HOLE 9. SUNGJAE IM TEE SHOT ON 14TH HOLE STORY: Thailand's Sarit Suwannarut has maintained his lead at the Macao Open, carding a third round 66 on Saturday (October 18) to put him two shots ahead of Australia's Brett Rankin heading into the final day. Rankin had pulled level at the 14th but Suwannarut made birdies on 16 and 18 to end the day 16-under-par for the tournament. China's Wenyi Ding closed in on the leaders with a 65 to move into third, while his compatriot Ye Wocheng is just one shot behind on 12-under-par following a 67. Germany's Dominic Foos is part of a group of players tied for 8th on ten-under-par but he produced the shot of the day by holing his approach to the third. He is joined in that group by Siddikur Rahman who holed an equally impressive chip on the 14th. (Production: Simon Ormiston)

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