The men’s final of this year’s China Open was billed as a battle between two titans and it definitely didn’t disappoint.
After three grueling sets, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz emerged victorious over world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, winning 6-7 6-4 7-6 to claim his 16th ATP Tour title. The pair produced some incredible rallies throughout the pulsating match, further underlining why they are arguably the two best players in the world right now. Despite now beating Sinner in all three of their games this season, world No. 3 Alacaraz was full of praise for the Italian.
‘I’m really happy that I made it’ Alacaraz appeared to have the momentum in the third set, establishing a healthy 3-1 lead, but Sinner wouldn’t fade away and bit back again, forcing a deciding tiebreak which he initially led 3-0. But a pumped-up Alcaraz then won seven consecutive points to take the title after three hours and 21 minutes of action – the longest match in the history of the tournament.
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