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Beijing draw: Sinner, Alcaraz and Medvedev study paths
ATP 500 occasion begins Thursday
September 24, 2024
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Jannik Sinner will play in opposition to Nicolas Jarry within the first spherical in Beijing.
By Sam Jacot
Prime-seeded Jannik Sinner begins his title defence on the China Open in opposition to Chile’s Nicolas Jarry, whereas Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev are in the identical half of the schedule in Beijing.
Italian Sinner is making his first look since profitable his second main title on the US Open earlier this month. The 23-year-old, who has a superb 55-5 season document, has fond reminiscences of Beijing, the place he defeated Medvedev in final 12 months’s title conflict.
Twelve months later, Sinner returns to China because the No. 1 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings. Chasing a seventh title of the season, which leads the Tour, he may face former world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka within the second spherical and fifth seed Grigor Dimitrov within the quarterfinals.
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Wildcard Wawrinka will face Jan-Lennard Struff in his opening match, whereas former finalist Dimitrov will face a qualifier. Dimitrov (2,835 factors), ranked tenth within the PIF ATP Dwell Race To Turin, might be aiming for a deep run on the ATP 500 hardcourt occasion to shut the hole on eighth-placed Alex de Minaur (3,305), who’s presently out with harm.
The underside half of the schedule sees the arrival of Alcaraz and Medvedev, who’ve simply helped Crew Europe win the Laver Cup in Berlin.
Alcaraz will face Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard with an enormous serve within the first spherical, with Tallon Griekspoor or Miomir Kecmanovic as potential opponents within the second spherical. The 21-year-old Spaniard is seeded to face seventh-seeded Karen Khachanov within the quarterfinals.
Medvedev begins in opposition to Frenchman Gael Monfils in a popcorn first-round conflict, with eighth seed Alexander Bublik as a possible quarterfinal opponent. Bublik begins in opposition to Flavio Cobolli.
Rublev is seventh within the PIF ATP Dwell Race To Turin and has a robust probability to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the fifth 12 months in a row. The 26-year-old is a possible semi-final opponent for Sinner and will face Lorenzo Musetti within the quarter-finals. Rublev begins in opposition to Pablo Carreno Busta and Musetti performs a qualifying match.
Chinese language #NextGenATP star Shang Juncheng begins in opposition to fellow countryman Buyunchaokete, whereas one other house favorite Zhang Zhizhen takes on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
The ATP 500 occasion in Beijing begins on Thursday and the ultimate will happen on October 2.