De Minaur edges Zverev 2-6 7-6 11-9 in Laver Cup; Medvedev and Wong reach Hangzhou last eight

Alex de Minaur recovered from a set down to defeat Alexander Zverev 2-6 7-6 11-9 at the Laver Cup, the second set decided in a tie-break and the contest itself in an extended match tie-break. In the other recorded Laver Cup match, Learner Tien beat Flavio Cobolli 6-3 2-6 10-7, also requiring a deciding tie-break.

In Hangzhou, Daniil Medvedev defeated Valentin Royer 7-6 6-3 in the round of 16, while Chak Lam Coleman Wong needed three sets to get past Daniel Vallejo 7-6 4-6 6-3. The two meet in a quarterfinal scheduled for Saturday, with Medvedev ranked No. 6 and Wong No. 108. The remaining Hangzhou quarterfinals pair Hugo Gaston with Andrey Rublev, Fabian Marozsan with Kyrian Jacquet and Roman Safiullin with Bu Y.

On the women's side, Leylah Fernandez lost the opening set before beating Maja Chwalinska 1-6 6-4 6-2 to reach the Singapore final, where she is scheduled to face Talia Gibson. In Billie Jean King Cup World Group play, Elina Svitolina beat Jasmine Paolini 6-2 6-2.

The Challenger circuit produced a full set of finalists. Titouan Droguet defeated Dino Prizmic 6-3 5-7 6-2 and Harold Mayot beat Murphy Cassone 5-7 6-2 4-2 in St. Tropez; in Plovdiv, Jonas Forejtek defeated Adrian Andreev 6-3 4-6 6-3 and Max Alcala Gurri beat Carlos Taberner 6-4 6-3. In Genova, Carlo Alberto Caniato defeated Francesco Forti 6-2 6-4 and Luka Mikrut edged Marvin Moeller 6-3 3-6 7-6. Julia Grabher and Maristany G. advanced in Tolentino, Maria Timofeeva and Reese Brantmeier in Porto, and Berfu Cengiz and Teodora Kostovic in Ankara.