Novak Djokovic beats Alexander Zverev in Beijing and does Jannik Sinner a favor. The Serbian eliminates the German in the quarterfinals of the China Open with a score of 4-6 6-4 6-4, making the possibility of Zverev overtaking the Italian at the top of the rankings via the Beijing-Shanghai double disappear.
Sinner remains in front, Zverev’s brace fades
After announcing the forfeit for the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, starting on Wednesday, Sinner risked being overtaken by the German if the latter had won both tournaments. The defeat against Djokovic erases this scenario. On the hard courts of the Olympic Green Tennis Center, the Serbian, number 11 in the world and sixth seed, overcame the number 2 in the ranking and the first favorite in the draw, gaining a place in the semi-finals of the ATP 500 in Beijing, with a total prize money of 4,089,385 dollars.
Djokovic challenges Medvedev and relaunches the race for the Finals
The success puts Djokovic back in the running for a place at the ATP Finals in Turin. Tomorrow the Serbian will face Daniil Medvedev for access to the final of the China Open. The other semi-final will pit Alex de Minaur against Hubert Hurkacz.