They will both be there. Carlos Alcaraz was waiting for Jannik Sinner after his victory against Daniil Medvedev (7-5, 6-3) in the first semi-final. The world number one was the huge favorite against the Chinese revelation, Bu Yunchaokete. The Italian did not fail, even if he was sometimes pushed around, especially at the end of the second set. But Sinner, still unmoved, had the last word to win 6-3, 7-6, almost the mirror score of Alcaraz’s victory a little earlier. Beijing will therefore have its dream final.
Bu was in any case up to the task against the winner of the US Open. Very comfortable playing at pace, the young Chinese was quite successful in controlling the speed of the ball of the new boss of the circuit. But he lacked consistency in serving (only 52% of first serves, even if he held his throw well in the second act) and in the exchange, with a lot of waste, especially on the forehand side. .
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But he showed some very interesting things and in the second part of the second set, it was even he who at times gave the impression of dictating the play from the baseline. But Sinner let this beginning of a small storm pass quietly and in the decisive game, he quickly made the difference to lead 6-1 before concluding on his third match point. If he is disturbed by the WADA appeal concerning him in the case of his double positive test, he does not show much on the court…
This is Jannik Sinner’s 15th consecutive victory since his defeat in the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000 in Montreal. Since then, he has won two titles in Cincinnati and of course at the US Open and here he is in the final again in Beijing, where he is also the title holder. It was there, a year ago, that he began his triumphant march towards the top of world tennis. From Beijing 2023 to Beijing 2024, the Italian has a fairly exceptional record: 91 matches played, 84 victories, 7 defeats. Facing Alcaraz, he will play his seventh final of the season on Wednesday. He won the first six.
