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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BEIJING OPEN SEMI-FINALS BETWEEN JESSICA PEGULA AND EMMA NAVARRO AND SONAY KARTAL AND LINDA NOSKOVA  RESENDING WITH CORRECTED HEADLINE SHOWS: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) JESSICA PEGULA V EMMA NAVARRO (WHITE SHIRT) 1. NAVARRO WINS FIRST SET 2. PEGULA WINS SECOND SET 3. PEGULA FOREHAND WINNER IN SECOND SET 4. PEGULA WINS MATCH 5. PLAYERS AT NET 6. PEGULA WAVES TO CROWD SONAY KARTAL V LINDA NOSKOVA (WHITE SHIRT) 7. WINNER AT NET BY NOSKOVA IN FIRST SET 8. KARTAL REACHES DROPSHOT AND HITS WINNER 9. DROP VOLLEY BY NOSKOVA TO WIN FIRST SET 10. BACKHAND WINNER BY NOSKOVA IN SECOND SET 11. FOREHAND BY NOSKOVA TO WIN MATCH 12. PLAYERS AT NET 13. NOSKOVA WAVES TO CROWD STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BEIJING OPEN QUARTER-FINALS BETWEEN JESSICA PEGULA AND EMMA NAVARRO AND SONAY KARTAL AND LINDA NOSKOVA  RESENDING WITH FULL SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT SHOWS: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) JESSICA PEGULA V EMMA NAVARRO (WHITE SHIRT) 1. NAVARRO WINS FIRST SET 7-6 2. PEGULA WINS SECOND SET 6-2 3. PEGULA FOREHAND WINNER IN THIRD SET TO GO 5-1 UP 4. PEGULA WINS MATCH 6-7 6-2 6-1 5. PLAYERS AT NET 6. PEGULA WAVES TO CROWD SONAY KARTAL V LINDA NOSKOVA (WHITE SHIRT) 7. WINNER AT NET BY NOSKOVA FOR A BREAK IN FIRST SET 8. KARTAL REACHES DROPSHOT AND HITS WINNER 9. DROP VOLLEY BY NOSKOVA TO WIN FIRST SET 6-3 10. BACKHAND WINNER BY NOSKOVA IN SECOND SET 11. FOREHAND BY NOSKOVA TO WIN MATCH 6-3 6-4 12. NOSKOVA'S CAMP / CROWD 13. PLAYERS AT NET 14. NOSKOVA WAVES TO CROWD STORY: Jessica Pegula bounced back from a first-set stumble to secure a 6-7(2) 6-2 6-1 win over American compatriot Emma Navarro on Friday (October 3) and reach the China Open semi-finals where she will face Czech Linda Noskova.     Noskova, seeded 26th, thumped unseeded Briton Sonay Kartal 6-3 6-4 earlier on Friday to ensure her first appearance in the final four of a WTA 1000 tournament.     World number seven Pegula got a break early in the first set, but Navarro saved three set points to make it 5-5 before prevailing in the tiebreak.     However Pegula, a former U.S. Open finalist, kept her cool and dominated the next two sets, securing her third win in a row against Navarro.     Noskova's win over Kartal made her the third player born since 2004 to reach 10 semi-finals on the WTA circuit, alongside Coco Gauff and Diana Shnaider.     The 20-year-old is set to make her top 20 debut when the updated WTA rankings are released on Monday.     Noskova started brightly, breaking Kartal early to take a 3-1 lead in the opening set. The Briton, who stunned Russian fourth seed Mirra Andreeva in the previous round, rallied to level at 3-3, but Noskova reclaimed control, converting her third break point and closing out the set.     The second set proved tighter, with Kartal breaking Noskova's serve to lead 2-0. But the Czech responded decisively, sealing the win in one hour and 10 minutes.     Noskova will play Pegula on Saturday after American compatriots Gauff and Amanda Anisimova meet in the first semi-final. (Production: Andy Ragg)

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VIDEO SHOWS: THOMAS TUCHEL PRESS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT  SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) THOMAS TUCHEL, ENGLAND MANAGER, SAYING:     "First of all, Jude (Bellingham) is a, I understand your focus on Jude, of course. First of all, he's a very special player, and for special players there can always be special rules. I get this. But for this camp, we decided that we stick with our straightforward decision to invite the same team. That applies also then for Jude. He deserves always to be in camp. I think there's an extra layer or like there's, on top of it, the situation that he has not gathered fully rhythm yet at Real Madrid. He is back in the team. He hasn't finished one full match until now, he has only started one match. So he is at the moment in the period where he gets his rhythm, where he gets back to full strength. There's an extra, there is this extra layer in the decision, but the decision stayed for this camp." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) THOMAS TUCHEL, ENGLAND MANAGER, SAYING:     "No, there is also no problem between me and Phil Foden. There is no problem between me and Jack Grealish, very special players. Phil is back to influencing games, deciding games for Manchester City. Jack is very close to being the best version of himself, very special player, very special character. There is no problem at all and there is no personal problem in a nomination." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) THOMAS TUCHEL, ENGLAND MANAGER, SAYING:     "Do I believe that we are a stronger team with Jude? Yes. Is he one of the best players in the world in midfield? Yes. But I told you last time when he was injured, what are we doing if a player like Jude is injured before the World Cup? Do we then cancel our, do we not travel? This is a team sport. This is a team sport. We have to find solutions. If players are injured, like now Cole Palmer, if we don't select players, we have to find a solution and I think we found solutions in the last camp. So this is more about last camp and what we started to build than about the dependency on individual players. We can have injuries of hugely influential players, not only Jude, but Declan (Rice), Harry (Kane), John Stones, you name it, like you name it, everyone has this particular role and it can happen right in front of the tournament and then we have to find solutions. It can never be the solution to depend on one player in football." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) THOMAS TUCHEL, ENGLAND MANAGER, SAYING:     "Listen, this is not like, it is a decision for this camp. It was, like I said, it was the best camp in terms of team spirit, in terms of teamwork. This was the best camp so far. So we decided to invite the same group of players to build on, to make more stable what we built on." 8. WHITE FLASH 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) THOMAS TUCHEL, ENGLAND MANAGER, SAYING:     "I truly believe that the fans can feel if there is a team out there that loves to play with each other, that loves to run for each other, that is there to give everything. And I think that was clearly visible in the match against Serbia. So now it's on us to follow up on that."  STORY: Midfielder Jude Bellingham's lack of rhythm was the reason he was omitted from the England squad for this month's friendly at home to Wales and World Cup qualifier away to Latvia, national team manager Thomas Tuchel said on Friday (October 3).     Tuchel has stuck rigidly to the squad from last month's Group K qualifying victories against Andorra and Serbia, with Phil Foden and Jack Grealish once again overlooked.     Bellingham, 22, did not earn a call-up despite returning to action for Real Madrid, having been sidelined since having surgery in July to address a long-standing left shoulder issue.     Asked why the England team's Player of the Year voted for by fans in 2024-25 had been left out, German Tuchel said the midfielder lacked game time.     Tuchel said he had spoken to Bellingham on the phone and that the 22-year-old wanted to be selected.     Pressed further, Tuchel was asked if there was any problem between himself and Bellingham after the German coach had to apologise for calling the midfielder's on-field behaviour 'repulsive' after a friendly defeat by Senegal in June.     Foden has returned to form for City with two goals and two assists at the start of the season, while Grealish won a Player of the Month award in the Premier League, bagging four assists for Everton since joining on loan from Manchester City.     Tuchel said both players needed to "keep on pushing" to force their way back into his squad.     While Bellingham's lack of game time meant he was left out, Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka returns to the fold despite also having a disrupted season due to a hamstring injury.     Saka is the only change to the squad Tuchel used in the last international window when England won 5-0 away to supposed chief Group K rivals Serbia — his best result since taking charge.     Victory in Latvia on October 14 combined with a draw in the match between Serbia and Albania would guarantee England qualify for the World Cup as group winners. ENGLAND SQUAD Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Jordan Pickford, James Trafford Defenders: Dan Burn, Marc Guehi, Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Jarell Quansah, Djed Spence, John Stones Midfielders: Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jordan Henderson, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Declan Rice, Morgan Rogers Forwards: Jarrod Bowen, Eberechi Eze, Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Ollie Watkins (Production: Andy Ragg)

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