Yannick Sinner played with great determination to secure his third title of the year and the ninth of his career after defeating second-seeded Daniil Medvedev 7-6, 7-6 in the final of the China Open today, Wednesday. Sinner entered the match having lost to Medvedev in their last six encounters, including two finals earlier this season in Rotterdam and Miami. However, the Italian player managed to keep pace with his opponent, winning the first set after a tiebreak. Both players delivered powerful groundstrokes, and each held serve in the second set before the 22-year-old Sinner raised his level again in the tiebreak to achieve an unforgettable victory in Beijing. Sinner, who defeated world number two Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals, said, "This means a lot to me, and it comes after a lot of hard work."
Sinner has now become the second Italian to enter the top five rankings when the new rankings are released, matching the achievement of Adriano Panatta, who reached fourth place in August 1976. Earlier, Iga Swiatek won against her fellow Polish player Magda Linette with a score of 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the women's competition, where she will face Caroline Garcia or Anhelina Kalinina. Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko defeated fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-2, and will face Lyudmila Samsonova in the quarterfinals.