The expected final will take place: the two favorites of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing, the Italian Jannik Sinner and the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, respectively beat the Chinese Bu Yunchaokete and the Russian Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals on Tuesday.
Jannik Sinnerworld No.1 involved in a doping case, beat in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 (3) the Chinese Bu Yunchaokete96th in the world who benefited from an invitation, surprise guest of the last four.
The 23-year-old Italian, winner of this year’s Australian Open and US Open, is facing a potential two-year ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Saturday that he had appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in his doping case.
Sinner had tested positive for traces of clostebol, a steroid, in March before being cleared by the International Tennis Integrity Agency in August.
In front of a packed house, on Chinese National Day, Sinner quickly took the measure of the Chinese this is 22 years old, in the form of his life, having also reached the semi-finals last week in Hangzhou.
Bu forced Sinner to go to a tie-break in the second set but the Italian easily took the lead, converting his third match point with an ace.
