Carlos Alcaraz flies to the finals pending Jannik Sinner

Carlos Alcaraz in the final

The final of the Beijing tournament could really be between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. While waiting for the challenge between the South Tyrolean and the surprising Bo, the Spaniard is è meanwhile, guaranteed a place in the last act of the Chinese tournament.

The vice-Olympic champion won in two sets over Daniil Medvedev with a score of 7-5 6-3 to win his fifth final of the season, his fourth on the major circuit, in addition to the final for the Olympic gold medal lost in Paris to Novak Djokovic.

Tuesday morning’s success meanwhile allowed the Murcian to move up to second in the rankings ahead of Zverev (absent in Beijing) while the Russian, an outgoing finalist, failed to overtake Novak Djokovic, postponing his mathematical qualification to the Nitto ATP Finals scheduled in November in Turin by a few more weeks.