Source: People's Daily client sports channel
On October 4, the men's singles final of the China Open was played at the Diamond Court of the National Tennis Center. In the end, Italy's Sinner defeated Russia's Dmitry Medvedev in straight sets, 7:6 (2), 7:6 (2) to win the title, which was also the first time in Sinner 's career to win the Chinese Open men's singles title.
Earlier, Italy's "post-00s" men's singles player Sinner as the No. 6 seed in the men's singles of the tournament defeated the No. 1 seed and Spain's Alcaraz in the semifinals and successfully advanced to the final. In the final, Sinner faced the tournament's men's singles No. 2 seed Dmitry Medvedev, and the two had met six times before, with Sinner not winning.
In the seventh meeting with Medvedev, the two still fought inseparably. Sinner won seven in two sets and finally defeated Medvedev in straight sets 7:6 (2), 7:6 (2), ushered in the first victory of his career against his opponent, and also won the Chinese Open men's singles trophy.
Medvedev believes that Sinner is indeed better, saying in his post-match press conference: "He controlled his emotions when he was in the seventh, did not make mistakes, and performed better. The next time I grab seven, I'm going to try to do better. ”
Reflecting on his trip to the Chinese Open after the match, Sinner said: "I played my first game at the Open this year was tough, but after getting through this level, I feel much better and improve every day. In the semi-finals and finals, I handle key points better. In addition, he also expressed his love for Beijing and Chinese fans, and looked forward to returning to Beijing to compete.
It is worth mentioning that this is the ninth Tour singles title of Sinner's career. At the same time, he also became the first player to win the first two seeds in the Chinese Open.