Overview
- Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz won their opening match but were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli on Tuesday.
- Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka were upset in their first match by qualifiers Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten, who entered the draw after Frances Tiafoe withdrew with a wrist injury.
- The semifinal line-up now includes Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils against Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli, while Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik will meet Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev.
- The event uses short sets to four games, no-ad scoring, a tiebreak at 4-4 and a 10-point match tiebreak instead of a third set, a format meant to limit load on singles players and concentrate star power.
- Organizers hailed the standalone, 48-hour showcase as a commercial success for drawing sellout crowds and TV interest while the results have renewed debate about whether wildcards for singles stars advantage them over doubles specialists.