Carlos Alcaraz made it through to the China Open final and a date with world No 1 Jannik Sinner after victory against Daniil Medvedev.
The Spaniard claimed his third victory in a row this year against Medvedev 7-5 6-3 to reach his fifth final in 2024.
Alcaraz set a championship-match clash against top seed Sinner by overcoming home wild card Yunchaokete Bu 6-3 7-6 (7-3) in the Chinese capital.
“It’s going to be a tough match. We know each other very well now, but every match is different, so the situation on the court is also a bit different than it was the last two matches. But let’s see,” Sinner said ahead of the clash – live on Sky Sports Tennis from 10am on Wednesday.
Alcaraz, the reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion, prevailed in a topsy-turvy first set that featured five breaks of serve before accelerating past Medvedev in the second to wrap an 88-minute triumph.
I’m really happy that I didn’t lose my focus too long in the first set,” said Alcaraz. “I recovered it as soon as I got broken, and I’m really happy that at the end of the set I was able to play really good tennis in the return game and then serving at 6-5. I did a really good game.
“After that, once you are one set up, it’s a little bit easier, playing against Daniil with more confidence.”
