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Sinner Sweeps Tien to Reclaim China Open Title, Narrows Gap to Alcaraz

The win makes him the top seed in Shanghai following Carlos Alcaraz’s ankle withdrawal.

Overview

  • Jannik Sinner defeated 19-year-old Learner Tien 6-2, 6-2 in Beijing to capture his third trophy of 2025 and the 21st tour-level title of his career.
  • Sinner became a two-time China Open champion, joining Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as multiple winners of the ATP 500 event.
  • With Alcaraz out of the Shanghai Masters due to an ankle injury sustained in Tokyo, Sinner leads the field there and has trimmed the reported rankings gap to roughly 590 points.
  • Tien reached his first ATP final after Daniil Medvedev retired in their semi-final with cramping and a code-violation flashpoint, and the American is set to rise into the top 40 in the live rankings.
  • In the concurrent WTA event, Coco Gauff beat Belinda Bencic to reach the quarterfinals and secured qualification for the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh.