Overview

• Jannik Sinner opened the China Open with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Marin Cilic, posting a 77% first‑serve rate after emphasizing precision and variation over raw pace.
• Sinner meets Terence Atmane in the second round, slated as the third match of the day in Beijing and televised in Italy on Sky Sport with streaming on NOW and Sky Go.
• Lorenzo Musetti advanced past Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 6-4, receiving left‑thigh treatment during the match yet finishing strongly to reach the next round.
• Musetti’s victory consolidates his ATP Race standing at seventh as he targets qualification for the year‑end Finals in Turin; he next plays Adrian Mannarino.
• Italian results around the draw include Flavio Cobolli’s upset of Andrey Rublev, Jasmine Paolini’s win over Anastasija Sevastova, Lorenzo Sonego’s loss to Alexander Zverev, and the doubles exit of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.