Overview

• Sinner advanced in 1 hour 21 minutes with a straight-sets win over 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic in Beijing.
• He served at a reported 77%, dropped just 13 points across eight service games, and saved the lone break point he faced.
• Cilic struggled to land first serves at a reported 45%, faced 10 break points, and was broken twice in each set.
• The match featured clean ball striking from Sinner with 15 winners to 10 unforced errors, while Cilic finished with 12 winners and 28 unforced errors.
• It was Sinner’s first outing since the US Open final loss to Carlos Alcaraz, extending his run of 27 straight opening-round wins since Cincinnati and setting up Atmane next, a foe he beat in Cincinnati earlier this year.