The favorite of the tournament “ATP 500” in Beijing, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz lost the semifinals to Yannick Sinner (7 ATP), the score 7-6(4), 6-1.

The match between Yannick Sinner and Daniil Medvedev in the ATP finals in Beijing

The ex-world leader started the game well, taking a 2:0 lead, but Darren Cahill’s student balanced the first set and managed to send it to a tiebreak, where he did not give his opponent a chance: 7:4.

The second set was completely at Sinner’s discretion, allowing Carlos Alcaraz (2 ATP) to win just one game.

The game lasted one hour and 57 minutes.

In the finals of the ATP Beijing (China Open), Yannick Sinner will meet Daniil Medvedev (3 ATP), who beat Alexander Zverev of Germany in the semi-finals with a score of 6-4, 6-3.

The China Open Championship takes place from September 28 to October 4 on hard, is part of the ATP 500 category and has a total prize pool of $3,633,875. The champion of the title is Dominic Thiem (2019). Recent releases have not taken place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.