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Beijing Draw: Sinner, Alcaraz, Medvedev study paths
ATP 500 occasion begins Thursday
September 24, 2024
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Jannik Sinner will play Nicolas Jarry within the first spherical in Beijing.
By Sam Jacot
High seed Jannik Sinner will start his China Open title defence towards Chilean Nicolas Jarry, whereas Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev are in the identical half of the attract Beijing.
Italian Sinner is competing for the primary time since he received his second main title on the US Open earlier this month. The 23-year-old, who holds a standout 55-5 file on the season, has fond recollections in Beijing, having defeated Medvedev within the title match final 12 months.
Twelve months on and Sinner returns to China because the No. 1 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings. Chasing a Tour-leading seventh title of the season, he may meet former World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka within the second spherical and fifth seed Grigor Dimitrov within the quarter-finals.
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Wild card Wawrinka faces Jan-Lennard Struff in his opener, whereas former finalist Dimitrov takes on a qualifier. Dimitrov (2,835 factors) is tenth within the PIF ATP Reside Race To Turin and can goal for a deep run on the ATP 500 hard-court occasion to shut the hole on eighth-placed Alex de Minaur (3,305), who’s presently injured.
Within the backside half of the draw, Alcaraz and Medvedev arrive recent off serving to Staff Europe win the Laver Cup in Berlin.
Alcaraz will meet big-serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard within the first spherical, with Tallon Griekspoor or Miomir Kecmanovic a possible second-round opponent. The 21-year-old Spaniard is seeded to play seventh seed Karen Khachanov within the quarter-finals.
Medvedev begins towards Frenchman Gael Monfils in a popcorn first-round conflict, with eighth seed Alexander Bublik a possible quarter-final opponent. Bublik begins towards Flavio Cobolli.
Rublev is seventh within the PIF ATP Reside Race To Turin and in robust rivalry to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the fifth consecutive 12 months. The 26-year-old is a possible semi-final opponent for Sinner and will meet Lorenzo Musetti within the quarter-finals. Rublev begins towards Pablo Carreno Busta and Musetti performs a qualifier.
Chinese language #NextGenATP star Shang Juncheng begins towards his countryman Buyunchaokete, whereas one other house favorite, Zhang Zhizhen, faces Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
The ATP 500 occasion in Beijing begins on Thursday, with the ultimate on 2 October.
