Overview

• Sinner defeated Alex De Minaur 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to make his third straight China Open final and 30th tour-level final, extending his head‑to‑head over the Australian to 11-0.
• He saved 11 of 12 break points and, after dropping the second set, raised his level in the decider to close out the two-hour-plus semifinal.
• During the match Sinner touched his left glute and later cramped; he said he recently had diarrhea and lost fluids, but insisted he will recover overnight for the final.
• Learner Tien reached his first ATP final at age 19 after Medvedev retired trailing 0-4 in the third set, a match that also featured a chair‑umpire warning to the Russian for lack of effort.
• The final is scheduled for Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. Italy time on Sky, and Sinner then heads to the Shanghai Masters, where the draw places him in Novak Djokovic’s half and he opens in round two against Daniel Altmaier or a qualifier while defending 1,000 points.