Jannik Sinner secured his second China Open title in three years and third event victory of 2025 with a straight-sets win over a recreation Lerner Tien in Beijing.
World No 2 Sinner had misplaced 4 of his final 5 ATP Tour finals, all to Carlos Alcaraz, with the one triumph in that sequence coming when he beat Alcaraz at Wimbledon.
The Italian defeated Tien 6-2 6-2 in what was the American teenager’s first ATP remaining and, on this proof, not his final with the teen rattling Sinner at phases, albeit he was unable to transform both of the break factors he carved out.
Sinner, 24, broke Tien within the opening recreation of the match, which started with the teen double faulting, however his opponent grew in confidence as the competition progressed.
Talking afterwards, the champion stated to Tien: “You are showing all season what a talent you are. Keep going, you are playing incredible tennis. Hopefully we can share moments like this in the future.”
Sinner – who now has 21 profession titles, 18 of them on a hardcourt – defeated Daniil Medvedev to win his maiden China Open in 2023 earlier than shedding to Alcaraz within the remaining 12 months later.
Alcaraz didn’t play within the China Open this 12 months, as an alternative that includes in – and successful – the Japan Open, earlier than pulling out of the Masters 1000 occasion in Shanghai to be able to “rest and recover” after coping with “physical issues”.
Sinner will seem in Shanghai, coming into on the second-round stage in opposition to both Australia’s Tristan Schoolkate or Germany’s Daniel Altmaier later this week.
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