There is no confirmation that Chinese nationals are among the thousands of foreigners who have fought for Russia in the war.

Russia has used its Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft to drop highly destructive glide bombs targeting Ukrainian civilians and troop positions.

Zhang Shuai’s drought-busting week came to a shuddering halt as Paula Badosa continued her own resurgence in a two-set victory to reach the China Open semifinals.

Over her last 10 tournaments, Gauff has won 43.5% of her return games and 75.6% of her service games. Badosa has won 73.6% of her service games over her last 10 tournaments, and 39.8% of her return games.