07:40 CET - Wimbledon winner and world number six, Linda Noskova, has been dumped out of the China Open by Ekaterina Alexandrova. The Russian won their fourth-round match quite comfortably, prevailing 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour on court.
Alexandrova fired down six aces and saved four break points on her way to victory, which sees her reach the quarter-finals in Beijing. She will next take on compatriot Mirra Andreeva, who also won earlier today.
07:00 CET - Hello, and welcome to our coverage of the ATP and WTA action in Asia for Tuesday, October 6th. The main events today are the men's finals in Tokyo and Beijing, but we'll also be tracking the women's matches in China.
All eyes will be on Tokyo from 11:00 CET, when top seed Carlos Alcaraz takes on Czech Jiri Lehecka in the final of the ATP 500 event in Japan. The Spaniard will be seeking the first successful defence of the title since Pete Sampras in 1994.
At 13:00 CET, our attention moves to Beijing, where Novak Djokovic faces Aussie Alex de Minaur in the men's China Open decider. Djokovic will be looking to clinch a record-extending seventh China Open title and stretch his insane winning run in Beijing to 34 matches.
Throughout the day, the WTA 1000 event in Beijing will be progressing, with the fourth round now underway. Kicking the day off there, Mirra Andreeva has already progressed to the quarter-finals, after beating Daria Snigur 6-2, 6-2 in the day's early match.
Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova is currently on court, with her compatriot and fellow Grand Slam finalist Karolina Muchova taking on Naomi Osaka later this morning.