The men’s final of this year’s China Open was billed as a battle between two titans and it definitely didn’t disappoint.

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.

Alcaraz and Sinner are set to meet in the China Open final on Tuesday 2 October. The match is scheduled to begin at 10am BST. Sky Sports has the rights for the China Open and will be showing Alcaraz vs Sinner on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Tennis.

Jannik Sinner (No. 1 ranking) will take on Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3) in the final at the China Open on Wednesday, October 2.Sinner heads into the final after winning in two sets, 6-2, 7-6, over Jiri

Carlos Alcaraz and top-ranked Jannik Sinner showed no signs of fatigue from their China Open final earlier this week to advance with comfortable straight-set victories in their opening matches of the Shanghai Masters on Saturday.

Daniil Medvedev has claimed that Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have an “extra advantage” at the Shanghai Masters due to the balls in use at the tournament. Ball quality has been an ongoing issue for Medvedev throughout his Shanghai campaign,