Zheng Qinwen of China (R) is presented with the runner-up trophy during the award ceremony of the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan, September 25, 2022. /CFP

Riders compete during the men's elite road race at the UCI Road World Championship in Wollongong, Australia, September 25, 2022. /CFP

Figure skater Alexandra Trusova performs her short program during a pre-season test event in Moscow, Russia, September 24, 2022. /CFP

Tennis players of Team World celebrate with the Laver Cup trophy after defeating Team Europe in London, UK, September 25, 2022. /CFP

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge crosses the line to win the Berlin Marathon in Berlin, Germany, September 25, 2022. The Olympic champion has bettered his own world record, clocking 2:01:09 to shave 30 seconds off his previous best-mark of 2:01:39 from the same course in 2018. /CFP

China’s Deng Lijuan (C) wins a gold medal for female speed at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 24, 2022. /CFP

Team Europe's Rafael Nadal (L) and Roger Federer smile during their Laver Cup doubles match in London, September 23, 2022. Tennis great Federer retires after the event. /CFP

Chinese players (in red) celebrate after defeating South Korea at the Women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, September 22, 2022. /CFP

Football star Luka Modric and his teammates of the Croatian national football team train in preparation for the matches against Denmark and Austria in the UEFA Nations League in Zagreb, Croatia, September 19, 2022. /CFP

Chinese athletes compete in the women’s quadruple sculls final A and win the first place at the 2022 World Rowing Championships in Racice, Czech Republic, September 24, 2022. /CFP