Sinner Wins China Open; Alcaraz Withdraws from Shanghai

Jannik Sinner defeated Learner Tien 6-2, 6-2 to win the China Open in Beijing, earning the 21st title of his career and his third trophy of the 2025 season. The world No. 2 was clinical — 10 aces, no break points conceded in a 1 hour 12 minute match — to claim his second China Open crown and become one of the few multiple winners at the ATP 500 event. The triumph, coming after Sinner’s Australian Open and Wimbledon victories this year, tightens his pursuit of the year-end No. 1 ranking he recently lost to Carlos Alcaraz. Alcaraz did not defend his Beijing title, won the Japan Open, and then withdrew from the Shanghai Masters with an ankle issue, leaving Sinner among the leading entrants in Shanghai. Nineteen-year-old Tien reached his first ATP final and will rise in the rankings after the run but could not convert chances against the more experienced Sinner. Sinner also battled a stomach bug in the semifinals en route to the title.