Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz completed a 6-4, 6-2 win over Sebastian Baez in Tokyo after a left-ankle scare, skipped practice on physio advice, and is scheduled to face Zizou Bergs on Saturday with his readiness being assessed.
- Jannik Sinner opened his Beijing campaign by beating Marin Cilic 6-2, 6-2, posting a rare 77% first-serve in play according to Tennis Abstract, and next meets Terence Atmane.
- Taylor Fritz backed up a three-set escape against Gabriel Diallo by defeating Nuno Borges 7-5, 7-6(4) to make the Tokyo quarterfinals, where he will face Sebastian Korda as he strengthens his ATP Finals push.
- Alexander Zverev, Alex de Minaur and Jakub Mensik logged Beijing wins that supported their Turin bids, with de Minaur holding the live Race’s eighth spot and Mensik climbing to 18th.
- With ATP 500 points on offer in Tokyo and Beijing and Shanghai beginning Oct. 1, results this week are shaping the year-end No. 1 battle and ATP Finals qualification picture.