Overview
- Jannik Sinner defeated 19-year-old Learner Tien 6-2, 6-2 to win the China Open, his 21st career trophy and third title of 2025.
- Sinner became the third man to win multiple Beijing titles, joining Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, after a dominant final with 24 winners and no breaks conceded.
- With 500 points from Beijing, Sinner reduced the ATP rankings gap to Carlos Alcaraz to about 590 points, according to Tennis365’s tally.
- Alcaraz withdrew from the Shanghai Masters due to a left ankle issue from Tokyo, leaving Sinner as the top seed for the Masters 1000 event.
- Tien reached his first ATP final and is set to rise to a career-high in the rankings, projected around No. 36 after wins over Lorenzo Musetti and Daniil Medvedev.