Top seed Carlos Alcaraz beaten by Jannik Sinner in China Open semi-finalsBy PA Sport StaffJannik Sinner took the advantage in his sparkling rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz after dumping the top seed out of the China Open in the semi-finals. The pair had shared their opening six matches, including a US Open quarter-final that was arguably the best contest of last year. The first set in Beijing featured a succession of brilliant, hard-hitting rallies, with 22-year-old Italian Sinner twice coming from a break down to take it on a tie-break. I always enjoy to play against him.”In the final, Sinner will take on second seed Daniil Medvedev, who again showed his hard-court prowess in a 6-4 6-3 win against Alexander Zverev. Meanwhile, Australian Marc Polmans was defaulted from his qualifying match at the Shanghai Masters for hitting the umpire in the face with a ball.

Source: Irish Independent October 03, 2023 16:47 UTC