Overview

• Practice footage from Beijing shows Sinner and coach Simone Vagnozzi working on a shortened takeback on his service motion on the tournament’s Centre Court.
• He enters the ATP 500 as the top seed, framing the China Open as a live test bed for his serving tweaks before Shanghai and the indoor season.
• Sinner identified his serve as a weakness in the US Open final against Alcaraz and ranks 54th on the ATP for first‑serve percentage.
• The world No. 2 won Beijing in 2023 and lost the 2024 final to Alcaraz, and he is pursuing a second title in the Chinese capital.
• Carlos Alcaraz is skipping Beijing to compete at the Japan Open in Tokyo this week, setting the rivals on separate preparation paths.