Jannik Sinner, against Carlos Alcaraz the goal is triple

Sarà the tenth ATP Tour-level showdown between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

There will be numerous reasons for interest that will channel all the tennis world’s attentions to the Beijing concrete for the China Open final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 11 a.m. Italian time. For Sinner himself, by the way, it's not only a chance to win his 17th title at the ATP Tour level, but also a chance to win two more important milestones.

The first, undoubtedly, è related to the world ranking: as the winner of the 2023 edition of the Beijing ATP, Sinner needs to win not only to avoid losing important ranking points, but also to limit the comeback, in the world ranking, of Alcaraz himself, who, on the other hand, compared to last year had stopped in the semifinals, beaten just by the South Tyrolean.

The second "extra" goal for Sinner è related to the rivalry with the Murcian: at the ATP Tour level, in fact, Alcaraz has won five direct clashes while losing four: by winning, Sinner would not only bring the balance back to even, but would interrupt his friend/rival’s positive series, which came to two consecutive wins. The goal, in short, è triple for the current ATP No. 1.

Not è reported in the statistics is one more meeting, the very first between the two, played at Challenger level in Alicante in 2019, with Alcaraz winning. Returning to the main circuit, Sinner's last win over Alcaraz was just at last year’s China Open, with a final score of 7-6(4), 6-1.