World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz will compete in his first Beijing Open final. The Spaniard faced last year's finalist Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final and notched a 7-5, 6-3 victory in an hour and 27 minutes, moving into his fifth ATP final of the season.

Carlos Alcaraz admitted he wanted to see the back of world No. 1 Jannik Sinner after booking his place in the final of the China Open. The Spaniard dispatched Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in the semis and will face Sinner in the showpiece event after the Italian got the better of Yunchaokete Bu in his last-four encounter.

Jannik Sinner beat home favourite Bu Yunchaokete 6-3 7-6(3) to set up a tantalising final against second seed Carlos Alcaraz at the China Open.

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.

ROME, OCT 1 - World number one and Australian Open champ Jannik Sinner on Tuesday got to the final of the ATP 500 China Open in Beijing where he will face his Spanish friend and rival, world number three Carlos Alcaraz.

Carlos Alcaraz overcame Daniil Medvedev in a high-quality encounter to reach the final of the China Open for the first time. The Spanish star delivered a superb performance to prevail 7-5, 6-3 against the world No 5 in the semi-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing.