Gaël Monfils and Arthur Rinderknech beaten in the first round in Beijing

Despite this defeat, Monfils put on a show for the Chinese public, including an exceptional save to avoid a double break in the second set. For his part, Medvedev, seeded No. 3 and No. 5 in the world, recorded his 40th victory of the year and is preparing to face the French Adrian Mannarino, who defeated Lorenzo Sonego for his entry into the running (1- 6, 6-2, 6-3), in the second round.