ATP Beijing, the draw: Jannik Sinner starts with Nicolas Jarry
In the second round, possible yet another challenge with Struff
The ATP 500 tournament in Beijing is kicking off. Jannik Sinner comes to it as world No. 1. Last year, he won the tournament, beating Daniil Medvedev in the final. The goal è to repeat last year's victory and confirm that he is, at the moment, the strongest of all.
Main roster drawn. Jannik Sinner will debut against Nicolas Jarry. The Chilean, currently number 28 in the world, è an opponent not to be taken lightly. He has a great serve and, if he gets excited, he can become dangerous. He will serve, as always, the best version of the world number 1.
Should he overcome the Nicolas Jarry obstacle, è it is likely that the blue will face Jan-Lennard Struff. If so, it would be the fourth challenge of the season against the German. What about Carlos Alcaraz? Being on the other side of the scoreboard, a Sinner-Alcaraz challenge could only go down in the finals. Carlos Alcaraz will play his first match in Beijing against 21-year-old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
The matches of the other Italians on the roster were also drawn. Lorenzo Musetti, number 6 seed in the tournament, will face a qualifier while Lorenzo Sonego will take on; Adrian Mannarino.
Delicate challenge for Flavio Cobolli, expected to face Alexander Bublik, number 8 seed in Beijing. Fabio Fognini è was eliminated in the qualifiers and will not è in the main draw of the tournament.