BEIJING (CHINA) (ITALPRESS) – Jannik Sinner’s run in Beijing continues. The Italian made it to the final of the “China Open,” an Atp 500 tournament with a total prize money of $3,891,650 staged on the concrete of Beijing’s Olympic Green Tennis Center (combined with a Wta 1000). The 23-year-old from San Candido, world number one and on the scoreboard, prevailed in the semifinals over 22-year-old Chinese player Yunchaokete Bu, 96 in the Atp rankings, competing thanks to a wild card, with a score of 6-3 7-6(3). Not an easy match for the Italian, especially in the second set, which was won in the tie-brak, the 17th one finished with his arms raised by the South Tyrolean in the last 18 played. An incredible figure, which confirms the solidity of the world number one in the crucial moments of the various challenges. For Sinner tomorrow will be the 21st final of his career, the seventh in 2024. So far the Italian has won 16, with six wins out of the as many final acts played this year. In the title match, Sinner, defending champion in Beijing, will face Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, world No. 3 and second seeded favorite, who in the other semifinal defeated Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, No. 5 in the Atp rankings and third seed on the draw, with a score of 7-5 6-3. This is also the 21st career final for the 21-year-old from El Palmar, the fifth in 2024. To date Alcaraz has won 15 trophies, three of them this year. In the nine previous matches between the two, the Spaniard has a slight advantage: five wins for him, four for Sinner. Alcaraz has won twice this year: in the Roland Garros semifinal in the fifth set and in the Indian Wells semifinal in the third.- photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
