Carlos Alcaraz rallied from a set down and held his nerve in a deciding tiebreak to beat defending champion Jannik Sinner 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the China Open final on Wednesday and win his fourth title of the season.

In a match that typified the thrilling closeness of their rivalry at the top of men’s tennis, Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(3) to win the China Open in Beijing. The world No. 1 came from 2-5 down in the first set,

Carlos Alcaraz rallied from a set down and held his nerve in a deciding tiebreak to beat Jannik Sinner 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the China Open final.

Carlos Alcaraz ended Jannik Sinner’s winning run to take the China Open title in Beijing after another pulsating encounter between the two young stars.

China Open latest score and updates from blockbuster Beijing final - Alcaraz and Sinner are meeting in a final for the first time since 2022, having split the grand slams this season

October 1 - World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz will clash in Wednesday's China Open final in Beijing. The top-seeded Sinner advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over home favorite Bu Yunchaokete and No.

Sinner and Alcaraz accounted for all four Grand Slam titles this year between them. Alcaraz leads the head-to-head series 5-4 -- including wins at both their meetings this year -- but Sinner doesn't believe that recent history will have a bearing on Wednesday's final.

Carlos Alcaraz will face Jannik Sinner in a blockbuster China Open final in Beijing. The two young rivals split the grand slam titles this season, with Sinner winning his first on the hard-courts of the Australian Open and the US Open and Alcaraz conquering the other surfaces by winning the French Open and Wimbledon.