Overview
- The ATP 500 China Open runs September 25 to October 1 at Beijing’s Olympic Green Tennis Centre on hard courts.
- The tournament offers significant ranking points that matter for the ATP Finals race, and Sinner defends runner-up points from last year after losing the No. 1 ranking post‑US Open.
- The draw places potential later rounds against Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals and Alex de Minaur or Jakub Mensik in a possible semifinal.
- Other Italian first rounds: Lorenzo Musetti faces Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Flavio Cobolli meets Andrey Rublev, and Lorenzo Sonego plays Alexander Zverev.
- In Italy, live coverage is on Sky Sport Tennis and Sky Sport Uno with streaming on Now TV and Sky Go.