Beijing
Sinners face former finalists in Beijing’s opening match
Zverev, de Minaur, Musetti draw
September 23, 2025
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Jannik Sinner won the ATP 500 in Beijing in 2023.
Sam Jacot
Jannik Sinner will make his first appearance since he finally defeated Carlos Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, facing Marin Cilic at the Chinese Open. The top-seed Italian leads the field in Beijing and learns his fate after Tuesday’s draw.
According to Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, Sinner has gained great memories at the ATP 500 Hard-Court event. The 24-year-old, 37-5 of the season, will be with 2011 finalist Cilic in his opener and will be able to meet Home Wild Wild Card Zhang Zhizhen in the second round.
World No. 10 Karen Khachanov is Sinner’s quarter-final opponent and he may face third seed Alex de Minaur or seventh seed Jakub Mensik in the semifinals. De Minaur chased his second ATP 500 title of the season (Washington) to start against China’s Buyunchaokete, while Miami Titlist Mensik played Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round.
In the second half, the second seed Alexander Zverev took over Lorenzo Sonego in the first round and could update his competition with Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals. Medvedev, who faced Cameron Norrie, led Zverev 13-7 in the couple’s Lexus ATP Head2head series. Medvedev reached the final in Beijing in 2023, while Zverev was a three-time semi-finalist.
The fourth seed, Lorenzo Musetti and the sixth seed, Andrey Rublev, are also tied with Alexander Bublik. Musetti in the Chengdu final met with the big Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round, while Rublev met Flavio Cobolli with Flavio Cobolli. Musetti, Rublev and Bublik will look for in-depth matches in China to improve their Nitto ATP finals qualifying hopes.
#NextGenAtp stars Shanghai Juncheng and Learner Tien are drawing lots. Chinese wild card Shang continued to make a comeback due to injury to the qualifiers, and Tien played against Francisco Cerundolo. The ATP 500 event will be held from September 25 to October 1.
