The words on this page are drafted each morning by a language model from the day's schedule, results and broadcast rights; start times and channels come from the data, not the model. Corrections to Joe Lucibello.
Tennis on Saturday, October 24, 2026: ATP Basel, ATP Vienna, ATP Almaty. Match times, channels and the model's pick.
On Saturday, October 24, 2026 the model makes K. Birrell a 55% favourite over D. Kasatkina in qualifying at Tokyo (11:40 pm ET). The market prices K. Birrell at 58%.
The WTA carries the day's biggest prizes. Ningbo has reached its semi-final and final stage, with one semi-final already on court and the final to follow, and Osaka stages its final. Both are hard-court events in Asia, and both are where titles will be decided.
Europe's indoor swing supplies the depth. Almaty, Brussels and Lyon are all at the semi-final stage, and their matches fall through the European afternoon and into the evening, so the middle of the day is the busiest stretch. Basel and Vienna are at the qualifying stage, with qualifying the only tennis on their cards.
Tokyo and Guangzhou are working through the round of thirty-two and qualifying, so their draws are still wide and their best matches are ahead. Coverage varies by region, and the details sit with each event.
Vienna, AUT · 36 still in the draw
Vienna is at the qualifying stage too, with qualifying filling the card. Like Basel, it is an indoor ATP event with a long day of matches to get through.
Model favourite: A. Zverev at 29% to take the title
Basel, SUI · 30 still in the draw
Qualifying is the only tennis being played in Basel, so the Swiss indoor event has not reached its main draw. Coverage sits with the ATP rights holders in each region.
Model favourite: J. Lehečka at 47% to take the title
Almaty, KAZ · 2 still in the draw
Down to the semi-finals in Almaty, where the model makes D. Medvedev the one to beat and one semi-final is already under way.
Model favourite: D. Medvedev at 86% to take the title
Brussels, BEL · 2 still in the draw
Both semi-finals are on the card in Brussels, where A. Fils is the model's pick for the title and is strongly favoured in his own match.
Model favourite: T. Griekspoor at 59% to take the title
Lyon, FRA · 2 still in the draw
Lyon has both semi-finals, including a meeting of two American players that the model calls near-even.
Model favourite: L. Musetti at 100% to take the title
Guangzhou, CHN · 35 still in the draw
Guangzhou is at the round of thirty-two and qualifying stage, so the card is long and the draw still open. K. Siniakova is the model's pick for the title.
Model favourite: K. Siniakova at 12% to take the title
Tokyo, JPN · 22 still in the draw
The larger of the two Japanese WTA events, Tokyo is also at the round of thirty-two and qualifying stage. N. Osaka is the model's pick for the title.
Model favourite: N. Osaka at 25% to take the title
Ningbo, CHN · 2 still in the draw
The day's main event. Ningbo has a semi-final on court and the final on the card, and the model makes E. Rybakina the favourite for the title.
Model favourite: E. Rybakina at 82% to take the title
Osaka, JPN · 2 still in the draw
The Japan Open final is the only match left in Osaka, and the model makes K. Siniakova the one to beat.
Model favourite: K. Siniakova at 54% to take the title
Also on: Seoul — Challenger 125, Guangzhou Nansha — Challenger 75, Brest — Challenger 100, Guayaquil — Challenger 75, Ningbo (Challenger) — Challenger 75, Sioux Falls — Challenger 100, Cali — Challenger 75, Florence — Challenger 50, Fort Worth — Challenger 75, Lisbon — Challenger 100, Querétaro — WTA 125, Curitiba — WTA 125, Courmayeur — WTA 125 — Challenger and WTA 125 events run alongside the main tour and are usually streamed rather than televised; see the tour passes below.
Model: 55% K. Birrell · 45% D. Kasatkina
Model: 48% A. Sasnovich · 52% K. Rakhimova
Model: 71% C. Wong · 29% T. Schoolkate
Model: 39% A. Ibragimova · 61% P. Iatcenko
Model: 63% C. Lee · 37% E. Pridankina
Model: 68% A. Ayeni · 32% U. Park
Model: 46% S. Imai · 54% K. Isomura
Model: 64% S. Pankin · 36% M. Zhukov
In the United States the Tennis Channel and the Tennis Channel app carry the ATP and WTA cards, with Tennis TV alongside for the men. In the UK it is Sky Sports Tennis with NOW and Sky Go; Australian viewers have beIN SPORTS and Stan Sport; and in Canada much of the men's slate sits on TSN+ rather than linear television, with TSN and RDS picking up selected events. Tennis TV carries main-court matches only at the smaller ATP events and sometimes geo-blocks an event in its host country, and it does not show WTA tennis. WTA TV is the fallback where there is no local rights holder, though it is blacked out in the UK and the US.