Overview

• Lorenzo Musetti routed Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Chengdu ATP 250 final, where he faces Alejandro Tabilo today at 13:00 CET live on Sky and NOW.
• The Chengdu run lifts Musetti to seventh in the ATP Race, strengthening his bid to qualify for the year-end Finals in Turin.
• Jannik Sinner opens the Beijing ATP 500 against Marin Cilic, with fellow Italians Lorenzo Musetti drawing Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Flavio Cobolli facing Andrey Rublev, and Lorenzo Sonego meeting Alexander Zverev.
• Carlos Alcaraz begins the Tokyo ATP 500 against Sebastián Báez, with Matteo Berrettini set to play Jaume Munar and Luciano Darderi to face Yoshihito Nishioka.
• Roger Federer criticized the trend toward slower conditions that he says favors Sinner and Alcaraz, as separate reports question whether Alcaraz’s dense schedule could raise injury risk.