After easily winning against Daniil Medvedev in straight sets, youngster Carlos Alcaraz will now battle Jannik Sinner in the China Open championship match.
The current world no. 3 from Spain has won with a performance record of 7-5 6-3 in a total of 88 minutes over Medvedev, who had two medical timeouts to treat his damaged left leg. This is Alcaraz’s eighth straight win since he was defeated by Botic van de Zandschulp in the US Open second round.
Moreover, the defending champion and world no. 1 Sinner has won against Chinese wildcard Bu Yunchaokete with a final score of 6-3 7-6 (7-3) in order to advance to the final round. The Italian athlete is playing in Beijing despite the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) declaration that it will be appealing the decision to absolve him of any responsibility after being positive twice for prohibited substances.
WADA declared that the independent tribunal’s decision which concluded that Sinner was not at fault was unfortunately “not correct under the applicable rules.” They further added that he should be suspended between one and two years, as part of their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Sinner admitted that the issue has been giving help restless nights, but his recent victory over the Chinese world number 96 athlete marked his 15th straight victory, and therefore sets up his tenth encounter with Alcaraz.
Sinner said: “It’s going to be a tough match… We know each other very well but every match is different. I’m happy to be in the final.”
Source: BBC