Best tennis matches to watch tonight

Wednesday, October 14 · updated every minute

The Lineup Is ranked 48 tennis matches on October 14; the top pick is J. Pegula at J. Ostapenko (importance 57). Here's the tennis lineup, ranked by what's actually worth watching.

  1. #1 · WTAImportance 57
    Final

    J. Pegula at J. Ostapenko

    J. Pegula#4
    J. Ostapenko#34

    J. Ostapenko, ranked 34th, upset No. 2 seed J. Pegula in three sets at the Wuhan Open, rallying after Pegula took the opener. Pegula won nine of the next 22 games.

    Why it scores 57 →
  2. #2 · WTAImportance 37
    Final

    B. Bencic at S. Kartal

    B. Bencic#12
    S. Kartal

    Unseeded S. Kartal upset No. 12 B. Bencic to advance from the Wuhan Open's second round, completing the upset over the ninth seed.

  3. #3 · WTAImportance 30
    Final

    H. Guo at K. Volynets

    H. Guo
    K. Volynets#88

    H. Guo beat No. 88 K. Volynets in a three-set match, taking the deciding-set tiebreak 7-3 to advance from the Wuhan Open second round.

How the ranking works

Every game gets an importance score, built from 11 factors — rankings, playoff stakes, rivalry, star power, elimination pressure, how close the game actually projects to be, and more. The score is explained, never a black box. Narratives are written from the real state of the season — not "tune in tonight."

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