Polina Kudermetova reaches the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open tournament

Polina Kudermetova and Maria Timofeeva from Uzbekistan have reached the final of the WTA 250 Guangzhou Open doubles tournament, which is taking place in China.

In the semi-finals, the Uzbek pair defeated Yannis Ten from Indonesia and Venus Williams from America with a score of 6–4, 6–7 (8–10), 10–6.

The match was played in three sets. Kudermetova and Timofeeva won the first set 6–4, lost the second set in a tie-break 6–7 (8–10), but then won the decisive tie-break 10–6.

In the final, scheduled for November 1, 2026, the Uzbek duo will face a team from Taiwan consisting of Yi-Swan Cho and Yi-Zen Cho.

The WTA 250 Guangzhou Open tournament is being held in Guangzhou from October 26 to November 1, 2026.

Uzbek representative Kamilla Rakhimova successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the prestigious WTA 500 tennis competition taking place in Tokyo. In a tense quarter-final battle, she defeated Australian tennis player Maia Joynt, winning the match in three sets.

This result is the most significant semi-final in the Uzbek athlete's sports career. The match lasted 2 hours and 22 minutes and ended with a score of 7:5, 5:7, 6:1 in favor of Rakhimova. It is worth noting that her opponent, Maia Joynt, is ranked 94th in the world rankings, while Kamilla Rakhimova is ranked 66th.

In the upcoming semi-final, the Uzbek will play against Canadian Leila Fernandes. It is important to emphasize that Rakhimova entered the main draw of the tournament as a lucky loser, meaning she participated in the qualifying rounds but managed to get the opportunity to play after another participant withdrew.

Despite reaching the top four, Rakhimova officially became part of the national team of Uzbekistan only in December 2025. Until then, she represented Russia in competitions, but now she competes for Uzbekistan on the international stage.

Uzbek tennis player Kamilla Rakhimova has reached the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, a WTA 500 level tournament held in Tokyo, Japan.

In the second round, Rakhimova, who is ranked 66th in the WTA world rankings, defeated Russian tennis player Ekaterina Alexandrova, who is ranked 33rd. The match ended with a score of 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 (7–5).

The match lasted 2 hours and 51 minutes, which secured the Uzbek athlete's place in the quarterfinals of the competition. Rakhimova's next opponent will be the winner of the match between Spanish player Christina Buso, ranked 42nd in the WTA rankings, and Australian player Maia Joint, who is ranked 94th.