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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATP250 ALMATY OPEN, ROUND OF 16 SHOWS: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (OCTOBER 16, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – See restrictions before use) DANIIL MEDVEDEV (RUSSIA / PURPLE) V ADAM WALTON (AUSTRALIA / WHITE SHIRT) 1. WALTON FOREHAND FINDS THE NET TO HAND MEDVEDEV A BREAK OF SERVE / MEDVEDEV FIST PUMP 2. SET POINT – WALTON CANNOT RETURN MEDVEDEV SERVE AND MEDVEDEV WINS SET / MEDVEDEV TEAM CLAPPING 3. MEDVEDEV DROP SHOT WITH BACKHAND VOLLEY TO WIN POINT 4. MEDVEDEV VOLLEYS TO WIN POINT IN THE SECOND SET TIEBREAK WITH WALTON AT THE NET / MEDVEDEV TEAM CLAPPING 5. MATCH POINT – WALTON FOREHAND FINDS THE NET AND MEDVEDEV WINS THE MATCH / MEDVEDEV WALK TOWARDS NET / PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS AT NET AND SHAKING HANDS WITH CHAIR UMPIRE / MEDVEDEV WAVING TO CROWD KAREN KHACHANOV (RUSSIA / LIGHT BLUE) V JAN-LENNARD STRUFF (GERMANY / DARK BLUE) 6. STRUFF VOLLEYS AT THE NET TO WIN POINT IN FIRST SET 7. SET POINT – KHACHANOV HITS FOREHAND WINNER TO TAKE FIRST SET / KHACHANOV FIST CLENCH 8. KHACHANOV FOREHAND WINNER IN SECOND SET / KHACHANOV CELEBRATES / CROWD APPLAUDING  9. SET POINT – KHACHANOV RETURN IS WIDE AND STRUFF WINS SECOND SET / KHACHANOV IS VISIBLY UNHAPPY 10. KHACHANOV MISHITS STRUFF FOREHAND IN THIRD SET 11. MATCH POINT – KHACHANOV FINDS THE NET AND STRUFF WINS THE SET AND THE MATCH / STRUFF CELEBRATING / STRUFF SUPPORT TEAM APPLAUDING / PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS AT THE NET AND SHAKING CHAIR UMPIRE'S HAND / STRUFF WAVING TO CROWD ALEKSANDAR VUKIC (AUSTRALIA) V ALEX MICHELSEN (UNITED STATES / WHITE SHIRT) 12. FOREHAND WINNER BY ALEX MICHELSEN / MICHELSEN BOX CHEERING 13. SET POINT – MICHELSEN TAKING SET AS ALEKSANDAR VUKIC NETS FOREHAND 14. MICHELSEN’S CRISP FOREHAND VOLLEY FORCES A BACKHAND ERROR FROM VUKIC   15. MICHELSEN’S TEAM CHEERING 16. MATCH POINT – MICHELSEN WINNING MATCH AFTER RETURNING ERROR FROM VUKIC / MICHELSEN’S TEAM CHEERING / PLAYERS MEET AT NET AND SHAKING HANDS WITH UMPIRE / MICHELSEN WAVING TO CROWD SHINTARO MOCHIZUKI (JAPAN / GREEN SHIRT) V LUCIANO DARDERI (ITALY) 17. MOCHIZUKI WINNING POINT WITH BACKHAND DROP SHOT / MOCHIZUKI’S BOX CHEERING 18. MOCHIZUKI HITTING FOREHAND RETURN WINNER, BREAKS DARDERI'S SERVE 19. MOCHIZUKI WITH A FOREHAND WINNER TO SET UP A SET POINT 20. SET POINT – DARDERI DOUBLE FAULT 21. MOCHIZUKI WINS POINT WITH BACKHAND LOB   22. MATCH POINT – MOCHIZUKI WINS MATCH AS DARDERI NETS BACKHAND RETURN / MOCHIZUKI BOX CHEERING / PLAYERS MEETING AT NET AND SHAKING HANDS WITH CHAIR UMPIRE / MOACHIZUKI’S TEAM / MOCHIZUKI WAVING TO CROWD  STORY: Daniil Medvedev was made to work for his straight sets victory at the Almaty Open against Adam Walton on Thursday (October 16), winning 7-5 7-6(0). Medvedev, ranked 14th in the world, saved break points at 1-4 down in the second set, before whitewashing his Australian opponent in the tiebreak to set up a quarter-final with Hungarian Fabian Marozsan. Elsewhere in the Round of 16, top seed Karen Khachanov was beaten by Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3. Khachanov is ranked 88 places above his German opponent, but the 35-year-old veteran inflicted his second-ever defeat over the 29-year-old ranked 10th in the world, both coming on indoor hard court surfaces. In another upset on Centre Court, fourth seed Italian Luciano Darderi was beaten in straight sets by Shintaro Mochizuki, 6-3 6-3. Japan's top-ranked player set up a quarter-final encounter with American Alex Michelsen, after he'd beaten Aleksandar Vukic in straight sets 6-3 6-2 earlier on Thursday. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo, Joseph Andrews)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATP250 ALMATY OPEN, ROUND OF 16 SHOWS: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (OCTOBER 16, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – See restrictions before use) DANIIL MEDVEDEV (RUSSIA / PURPLE) V ADAM WALTON (AUSTRALIA / WHITE SHIRT) 1. WALTON FOREHAND FINDS THE NET TO HAND MEDVEDEV A BREAK OF SERVE / MEDVEDEV FIST PUMP 2. SET POINT – WALTON CANNOT RETURN MEDVEDEV SERVE AND MEDVEDEV WINS SET / MEDVEDEV TEAM CLAPPING 3. MEDVEDEV DROP SHOT WITH BACKHAND VOLLEY TO WIN POINT 4. MEDVEDEV VOLLEYS TO WIN POINT IN THE SECOND SET TIEBREAK WITH WALTON AT THE NET / MEDVEDEV TEAM CLAPPING 5. MATCH POINT – WALTON FOREHAND FINDS THE NET AND MEDVEDEV WINS THE MATCH / MEDVEDEV WALK TOWARDS NET / PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS AT NET AND SHAKING HANDS WITH CHAIR UMPIRE / MEDVEDEV WAVING TO CROWD KAREN KHACHANOV (RUSSIA / LIGHT BLUE) V JAN-LENNARD STRUFF (GERMANY / DARK BLUE) 6. STRUFF VOLLEYS AT THE NET TO WIN POINT IN FIRST SET 7. SET POINT – KHACHANOV HITS FOREHAND WINNER TO TAKE FIRST SET / KHACHANOV FIST CLENCH 8. KHACHANOV FOREHAND WINNER IN SECOND SET / KHACHANOV CELEBRATES / CROWD APPLAUDING  9. SET POINT – KHACHANOV RETURN IS WIDE AND STRUFF WINS SECOND SET / KHACHANOV IS VISIBLY UNHAPPY 10. KHACHANOV MISHITS STRUFF FOREHAND IN THIRD SET 11. MATCH POINT – KHACHANOV FINDS THE NET AND STRUFF WINS THE SET AND THE MATCH / STRUFF CELEBRATING / STRUFF SUPPORT TEAM APPLAUDING / PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS AT THE NET AND SHAKING CHAIR UMPIRE'S HAND / STRUFF WAVING TO CROWD ALEKSANDAR VUKIC (AUSTRALIA) V ALEX MICHELSEN (UNITED STATES / WHITE SHIRT) 12. FOREHAND WINNER BY ALEX MICHELSEN / MICHELSEN BOX CHEERING 13. SET POINT – MICHELSEN TAKING SET AS ALEKSANDAR VUKIC NETS FOREHAND 14. MICHELSEN’S CRISP FOREHAND VOLLEY FORCES A BACKHAND ERROR FROM VUKIC   15. MICHELSEN’S TEAM CHEERING 16. MATCH POINT – MICHELSEN WINNING MATCH AFTER RETURNING ERROR FROM VUKIC / MICHELSEN’S TEAM CHEERING / PLAYERS MEET AT NET AND SHAKING HANDS WITH UMPIRE / MICHELSEN WAVING TO CROWD SHINTARO MOCHIZUKI (JAPAN / GREEN SHIRT) V LUCIANO DARDERI (ITALY) 17. MOCHIZUKI WINNING POINT WITH BACKHAND DROP SHOT / MOCHIZUKI’S BOX CHEERING 18. MOCHIZUKI HITTING FOREHAND RETURN WINNER, BREAKS DARDERI'S SERVE 19. MOCHIZUKI WITH A FOREHAND WINNER TO SET UP A SET POINT 20. SET POINT – DARDERI DOUBLE FAULT 21. MOCHIZUKI WINS POINT WITH BACKHAND LOB   22. MATCH POINT – MOCHIZUKI WINS MATCH AS DARDERI NETS BACKHAND RETURN / MOCHIZUKI BOX CHEERING / PLAYERS MEETING AT NET AND SHAKING HANDS WITH CHAIR UMPIRE / MOACHIZUKI’S TEAM / MOCHIZUKI WAVING TO CROWD  STORY: Daniil Medvedev was made to work for his straight sets victory at the Almaty Open against Adam Walton on Thursday (October 16), winning 7-5 7-6(0). Medvedev, ranked 14th in the world, saved break points at 1-4 down in the second set, before whitewashing his Australian opponent in the tiebreak to set up a quarter-final with Hungarian Fabian Marozsan. Elsewhere in the Round of 16, top seed Karen Khachanov was beaten by Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3. Khachanov is ranked 88 places above his German opponent, but the 35-year-old veteran inflicted his second-ever defeat over the 29-year-old ranked 10th in the world, both coming on indoor hard court surfaces. In another upset on Centre Court, fourth seed Italian Luciano Darderi was beaten in straight sets by Shintaro Mochizuki, 6-3 6-3. Japan's top-ranked player set up a quarter-final encounter with American Alex Michelsen, after he'd beaten Aleksandar Vukic in straight sets 6-3 6-2 earlier on Thursday. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo, Joseph Andrews)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATP250 ALMATY OPEN, ROUND OF 16 SHOWS: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (OCTOBER 16, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – See restrictions before use) DANIIL MEDVEDEV (RUSSIA / PURPLE) V ADAM WALTON (AUSTRALIA / WHITE SHIRT) 1. WALTON FOREHAND FINDS THE NET TO HAND MEDVEDEV A BREAK OF SERVE / MEDVEDEV FIST PUMP 2. SET POINT – WALTON CANNOT RETURN MEDVEDEV SERVE AND MEDVEDEV WINS SET / MEDVEDEV TEAM CLAPPING 3. MEDVEDEV DROP SHOT WITH BACKHAND VOLLEY TO WIN POINT 4. MEDVEDEV VOLLEYS TO WIN POINT IN THE SECOND SET TIEBREAK WITH WALTON AT THE NET / MEDVEDEV TEAM CLAPPING 5. MATCH POINT – WALTON FOREHAND FINDS THE NET AND MEDVEDEV WINS THE MATCH / MEDVEDEV WALK TOWARDS NET / PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS AT NET AND SHAKING HANDS WITH CHAIR UMPIRE / MEDVEDEV WAVING TO CROWD KAREN KHACHANOV (RUSSIA / LIGHT BLUE) V JAN-LENNARD STRUFF (GERMANY / DARK BLUE) 6. STRUFF VOLLEYS AT THE NET TO WIN POINT IN FIRST SET 7. SET POINT – KHACHANOV HITS FOREHAND WINNER TO TAKE FIRST SET / KHACHANOV FIST CLENCH 8. KHACHANOV FOREHAND WINNER IN SECOND SET / KHACHANOV CELEBRATES / CROWD APPLAUDING  9. SET POINT – KHACHANOV RETURN IS WIDE AND STRUFF WINS SECOND SET / KHACHANOV IS VISIBLY UNHAPPY 10. KHACHANOV MISHITS STRUFF FOREHAND IN THIRD SET 11. MATCH POINT – KHACHANOV FINDS THE NET AND STRUFF WINS THE SET AND THE MATCH / STRUFF CELEBRATING / STRUFF SUPPORT TEAM APPLAUDING / PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS AT THE NET AND SHAKING CHAIR UMPIRE'S HAND / STRUFF WAVING TO CROWD ALEKSANDAR VUKIC (AUSTRALIA) V ALEX MICHELSEN (UNITED STATES / WHITE SHIRT) 12. FOREHAND WINNER BY ALEX MICHELSEN / MICHELSEN BOX CHEERING 13. SET POINT – MICHELSEN TAKING SET AS ALEKSANDAR VUKIC NETS FOREHAND 14. MICHELSEN’S CRISP FOREHAND VOLLEY FORCES A BACKHAND ERROR FROM VUKIC   15. MICHELSEN’S TEAM CHEERING 16. MATCH POINT – MICHELSEN WINNING MATCH AFTER RETURNING ERROR FROM VUKIC / MICHELSEN’S TEAM CHEERING / PLAYERS MEET AT NET AND SHAKING HANDS WITH UMPIRE / MICHELSEN WAVING TO CROWD SHINTARO MOCHIZUKI (JAPAN / GREEN SHIRT) V LUCIANO DARDERI (ITALY) 17. MOCHIZUKI WINNING POINT WITH BACKHAND DROP SHOT / MOCHIZUKI’S BOX CHEERING 18. MOCHIZUKI HITTING FOREHAND RETURN WINNER, BREAKS DARDERI'S SERVE 19. MOCHIZUKI WITH A FOREHAND WINNER TO SET UP A SET POINT 20. SET POINT – DARDERI DOUBLE FAULT 21. MOCHIZUKI WINS POINT WITH BACKHAND LOB   22. MATCH POINT – MOCHIZUKI WINS MATCH AS DARDERI NETS BACKHAND RETURN / MOCHIZUKI BOX CHEERING / PLAYERS MEETING AT NET AND SHAKING HANDS WITH CHAIR UMPIRE / MOACHIZUKI’S TEAM / MOCHIZUKI WAVING TO CROWD  STORY: Daniil Medvedev was made to work for his straight sets victory at the Almaty Open against Adam Walton on Thursday (October 16), winning 7-5 7-6(0). Medvedev, ranked 14th in the world, saved break points at 1-4 down in the second set, before whitewashing his Australian opponent in the tiebreak to set up a quarter-final with Hungarian Fabian Marozsan. Elsewhere in the Round of 16, top seed Karen Khachanov was beaten by Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3. Khachanov is ranked 88 places above his German opponent, but the 35-year-old veteran inflicted his second-ever defeat over the 29-year-old ranked 10th in the world, both coming on indoor hard court surfaces. In another upset on Centre Court, fourth seed Italian Luciano Darderi was beaten in straight sets by Shintaro Mochizuki, 6-3 6-3. Japan's top-ranked player set up a quarter-final encounter with American Alex Michelsen, after he'd beaten Aleksandar Vukic in straight sets 6-3 6-2 earlier on Thursday. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo, Joseph Andrews)

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VIDEO SHOWS: MILAN-CORTINA ORGANISERS GIVING INITIAL DETAILS OF WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY DURING PRESS CONFERENCE AT SAN SIRO STADIUM / FILE FOOTAGE OF STADIUM EXTERIORS / FILE FOOTAGE OF DRONE VIEWS OF CORTINA TEMPLATE ONLY, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: MILAN-CORTINA ORGANISERS GIVING INITIAL DETAILS OF WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY DURING PRESS CONFERENCE AT SAN SIRO STADIUM / FILE FOOTAGE OF STADIUM EXTERIORS / FILE FOOTAGE OF DRONE VIEWS OF CORTINA TEMPLATE ONLY, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: MILAN-CORTINA ORGANISERS GIVING INITIAL DETAILS OF WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY DURING PRESS CONFERENCE AT SAN SIRO STADIUM / FILE FOOTAGE OF STADIUM EXTERIORS / FILE FOOTAGE OF DRONE VIEWS OF CORTINA RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MILAN, ITALY (OCTOBER 16, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. MILANO CORTINA PRESS CONFERENCE AT SAN SIRO STADIUM 2. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA CEO, ANDREA VARNIER, SAYING: "For the first time in history, we have decided to hold ceremonies, mainly the opening ceremony, in two locations. What does this mean? It means, first of all, that for the first time, the name of our games includes two cities: Milan and Cortina. This automatically gives us a moral obligation to hold the most significant ceremonial events twice." 3. VARNIER SPEAKING 4. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA OPENING CEREMONY CREATIVE DIRECTOR, MARCO BALICH, SAYING: "The opening ceremony stems from a simple word, harmony, from the Greek 'armonia', which means to bring together: to bring together different elements in consonance, referring to musical terms. In our opinion, it perfectly captures the spirit of this ceremony, but also of this edition of the Games in general. Why? Because, first of all, there are two territories, Milan and Cortina, hence city and mountains, so extending the metaphor, it becomes a dialogue between man and nature: the harmony between man and nature, which is ultimately the recipe for the survival of this planet." 5. CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES, MARIA LAURA IASCONE, SAYING: “All this tale, which will be a tale of emotion, will have to guarantee the pride of Italians in watching it. We will have to ensure that we tell about our territories, tell about Italy, tell about the value of sport, the value of Italy." MILAN, ITALY (FILE) (REUTERS – Access all) 7. VARIOUS OF EXTERIORS OF SAN SIRO STADIUM CORTINA, ITALY (FILE) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 8. VARIOUS OF DRONE VIEWS OF CORTINA STORY: The opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics will be staged at Milan’s famous San Siro stadium and feature other venues across northern Italy, the organising committee announced on Thursday (October 16).     Milan is co-hosting the Games with the Dolomite town of Cortina d'Ampezzo next year.     "For the first time in history, we have decided to hold the opening ceremony in two locations," said Andrea Varnier, CEO of the organising committee.    In addition to Milan and Cortina, athletes will also parade in the Games' venues of Predazzo and Livigno, with delegations from the same country potentially split across different sites, organisers said.    San Siro will be the focal point for the opening night of February 6, with a ceremony seeking to emphasise “harmony” – a Greek-rooted concept evoking unity in diversity.    At its heart will be a striking spiral-shaped LED stage, transforming the pitch into a dynamic hub. Four ramps will radiate from the central structure, in a layout designed to evoke connection and flow.    The ceremony will retrace the history and spirit of Italy and celebrate its prominent figures, from Leonardo da Vinci to Giorgio Armani, the designer who made Milan his home and died last month.     "The word harmony means keeping things together, and blends well with these Games, which combine a city and the mountains," said creative director Marco Balich.     Breaking with tradition, there will also be two Olympic cauldrons. One will be lit at the Arco della Pace (Arch of Peace) monument in Milan, while the other will burn in Piazza Dibona, a square in the heart of Cortina.     The opening ceremony is likely to be one of the last major events at the San Siro, as the century-old stadium is facing demolition in the coming years, with a new arena planned nearby by soccer clubs AC Milan and Inter. (Production: Alex Fraser, Matteo Negri)

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VIDEO SHOWS: MILAN-CORTINA ORGANISERS GIVING INITIAL DETAILS OF WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY DURING PRESS CONFERENCE AT SAN SIRO STADIUM / FILE FOOTAGE OF STADIUM EXTERIORS / FILE FOOTAGE OF DRONE VIEWS OF CORTINA SHOTLIST ONLY, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: MILAN, ITALY (OCTOBER 16, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. MILANO CORTINA PRESS CONFERENCE AT SAN SIRO STADIUM 2. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA CEO, ANDREA VARNIER, SAYING: "For the first time in history, we have decided to hold ceremonies, mainly the opening ceremony, in two locations. What does this mean? It means, first of all, that for the first time, the name of our games includes two cities: Milan and Cortina. This automatically gives us a moral obligation to hold the most significant ceremonial events twice." 3. VARNIER SPEAKING 4. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA OPENING CEREMONY CREATIVE DIRECTOR, MARCO BALICH, SAYING: "The opening ceremony stems from a simple word, harmony, from the Greek 'armonia', which means to bring together: to bring together different elements in consonance, referring to musical terms. In our opinion, it perfectly captures the spirit of this ceremony, but also of this edition of the Games in general. Why? Because, first of all, there are two territories, Milan and Cortina, hence city and mountains, so extending the metaphor, it becomes a dialogue between man and nature: the harmony between man and nature, which is ultimately the recipe for the survival of this planet." 5. CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES, MARIA LAURA IASCONE, SAYING: “All this tale, which will be a tale of emotion, will have to guarantee the pride of Italians in watching it. We will have to ensure that we tell about our territories, tell about Italy, tell about the value of sport, the value of Italy." MILAN, ITALY (FILE) (REUTERS – Access all) 7. VARIOUS OF EXTERIORS OF SAN SIRO STADIUM CORTINA, ITALY (FILE) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 8. VARIOUS OF DRONE VIEWS OF CORTINA

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NINGBO OPEN ROUND OF 16 SHOWS: NINGBO, CHINA (OCTOBER 16, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) DAYANA YASTREMSKA (UKRAINE / BLACK DRESS) V ELENA RYBAKINA (KAZAKHSTAN / WHITE DRESS) 1. RYBAKINA HITS FOREHAND WINNER IN FIRST SET 2. SET POINT – YASTREMSKA MISHITS RETURN AND RYBAKINA WINS FIRST SET / RYBAKINA WALKS BACK TOWARDS CHAIR 3. YASTREMSKA HITS BACKHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE IN THE SECOND SET / YASTREMSKA CLENCHED FIST 4. SET POINT – RYBAKINA CANNOT RETURN YASTREMSKA FOREHAND AND YASTREMSKA WINS SECOND SET / YASTREMSKA CELEBRATES WITH FIST PUMP 5. RYBAKINA HITS FOREHAND SMASH TO WIN POINT IN THIRD SET 6. MATCH POINT – RYBAKINA SERVES ACE TO WIN THIRD SET AND THE MATCH / WALKS TOWARDS NET / PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT NET AND SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE / RYBAKINA WAVES TO CROWD EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA (BLACK SKIRT) V YUE YUAN (CHINA / NAVY BLUE DRESS)  7. YUAN BACKHAND DROP SHOT IN FIRST SET 8. ALEXANDROVA FOREHAND WINNER / CROWD APPLAUSE 9. SET POINT – ALEXANDROVA ACE / WALKS TO CHAIR / ALEXANDROVA'S TEAM APPLAUD 10. ALEXANDROVA FOREHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE IN SECOND SET 11. MATCH POINT –  YUAN MISHITS BACKHAND TO HAND ALEXANDROVA THE WIN / ALEXANDROVA FIRST PUMP AND WALK TOWARDS NET / PLAYERS EMBRACE AT NET AND SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE / ALEXANDROVA WAVES TO CROWD JASMINE PAOLINI (ITALY / WHITE SKIRT) V VERONIKA KUDERMETOVA (BLUE DRESS) 12. FOREHAND WINNER BY VERONIKA KUDERMETOVA / KUDERMETOVA TEAM CHEERING 13. JASMINE PAOLINI WINS POINT WITH BACKHAND LOB / KUDERMETOVA REACTS 14. SET POINT – PAOLINI TAKES SET AS KUDERMETOVA'S BACKHAND GOES LONG / PAOLINI CELEBRATING / PAOLINI'S TEAM CHEERING 15. FOREHAND WINNER BY PAOLINI IN SECOND SET 16. KUDERMETOVA WINS POINT WITH OVERHEAD SMASH 17. MATCH POINT – PAOLINI WINS MATCH AS KUDERMETOVA DOUBLEFAULTS / PLAYERS MEET AT NET TO SHAKE HANDS AND SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE / PAOLINI WAVING TO CROWD STORY: Elena Rybakina joined Ekaterina Alexandrova and Jasmine Paolini in the quarter-finals of the Ningbo Open after all won on centre court on Thursday (October 16). Third seed Rybakina needed a deciding set to beat Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska 6-4 6(6)-7 6-3, while second seed Jasmine Paolini had booked her place in the next round with a 6-2 7-5 victory over Veronika Kudermetova earlier in the day. Alexandrova was the most comfortable in victory, with four breaks of serve in her straight set defeat of Chinese veteran Yue Yuan, 6-3 6-3. The 30-year-old is ranked 10th in the world, and is the fourth seed in the tournament. The winners will be back in action on Friday (October 17) in the quarter-finals, with Paolini's match up against sixth seed Swiss Belinda Bencic looking like the pick of the ties. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo, Joseph Andrews)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NINGBO OPEN ROUND OF 16 SHOWS: NINGBO, CHINA (OCTOBER 16, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) DAYANA YASTREMSKA (UKRAINE / BLACK DRESS) V ELENA RYBAKINA (KAZAKHSTAN / WHITE DRESS) 1. RYBAKINA HITS FOREHAND WINNER IN FIRST SET 2. SET POINT – YASTREMSKA MISHITS RETURN AND RYBAKINA WINS FIRST SET / RYBAKINA WALKS BACK TOWARDS CHAIR 3. YASTREMSKA HITS BACKHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE IN THE SECOND SET / YASTREMSKA CLENCHED FIST 4. SET POINT – RYBAKINA CANNOT RETURN YASTREMSKA FOREHAND AND YASTREMSKA WINS SECOND SET / YASTREMSKA CELEBRATES WITH FIST PUMP 5. RYBAKINA HITS FOREHAND SMASH TO WIN POINT IN THIRD SET 6. MATCH POINT – RYBAKINA SERVES ACE TO WIN THIRD SET AND THE MATCH / WALKS TOWARDS NET / PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT NET AND SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE / RYBAKINA WAVES TO CROWD EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA (BLACK SKIRT) V YUE YUAN (CHINA / NAVY BLUE DRESS)  7. YUAN BACKHAND DROP SHOT IN FIRST SET 8. ALEXANDROVA FOREHAND WINNER / CROWD APPLAUSE 9. SET POINT – ALEXANDROVA ACE / WALKS TO CHAIR / ALEXANDROVA'S TEAM APPLAUD 10. ALEXANDROVA FOREHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE IN SECOND SET 11. MATCH POINT –  YUAN MISHITS BACKHAND TO HAND ALEXANDROVA THE WIN / ALEXANDROVA FIRST PUMP AND WALK TOWARDS NET / PLAYERS EMBRACE AT NET AND SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE / ALEXANDROVA WAVES TO CROWD JASMINE PAOLINI (ITALY / WHITE SKIRT) V VERONIKA KUDERMETOVA (BLUE DRESS) 12. FOREHAND WINNER BY VERONIKA KUDERMETOVA / KUDERMETOVA TEAM CHEERING 13. JASMINE PAOLINI WINS POINT WITH BACKHAND LOB / KUDERMETOVA REACTS 14. SET POINT – PAOLINI TAKES SET AS KUDERMETOVA'S BACKHAND GOES LONG / PAOLINI CELEBRATING / PAOLINI'S TEAM CHEERING 15. FOREHAND WINNER BY PAOLINI IN SECOND SET 16. KUDERMETOVA WINS POINT WITH OVERHEAD SMASH 17. MATCH POINT – PAOLINI WINS MATCH AS KUDERMETOVA DOUBLEFAULTS / PLAYERS MEET AT NET TO SHAKE HANDS AND SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE / PAOLINI WAVING TO CROWD STORY: Elena Rybakina joined Ekaterina Alexandrova and Jasmine Paolini in the quarter-finals of the Ningbo Open after all won on centre court on Thursday (October 16). Third seed Rybakina needed a deciding set to beat Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska 6-4 6(6)-7 6-3, while second seed Jasmine Paolini had booked her place in the next round with a 6-2 7-5 victory over Veronika Kudermetova earlier in the day. Alexandrova was the most comfortable in victory, with four breaks of serve in her straight set defeat of Chinese veteran Yue Yuan, 6-3 6-3. The 30-year-old is ranked 10th in the world, and is the fourth seed in the tournament. The winners will be back in action on Friday (October 17) in the quarter-finals, with Paolini's match up against sixth seed Swiss Belinda Bencic looking like the pick of the ties. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo, Joseph Andrews)

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VIDEO SHOWS: MILAN-CORTINA ORGANISERS GIVING INITIAL DETAILS OF WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY DURING PRESS CONFERENCE AT SAN SIRO STADIUM / FILE FOOTAGE OF STADIUM EXTERIORS / FILE FOOTAGE OF DRONE VIEWS OF CORTINA TEMPLATE ONLY, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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