Sinner easily beat Tien in the China Open final

The third title of the year and the 21st of Sinner's career. In addition, being crowned in Beijing this season and in 2023 also helps the Italian tennis player become the third person to win the tournament at least twice after Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.

"This tournament is very special to me ", Sinner said after defeating Tien in Beijing on October 1. "I also want to thank the team for understanding, always motivating and making efforts with me. Let's wait for the results in the rest of the season, but for now, I am very happy and want to share this joy with the whole team. "

With comprehensive play all over the field and special efficiency on the baseline, Sinner created an overwhelming position against Tien. In each set, Sinner won his opponent's service game twice thanks to his dangerous ability to control the ball. This helped the 24-year-old tennis player score 8.8 points from the ATP in terms of forehand quality.

In the whole match, Sinner scored 24 winners and made 16 unforced errors, while Tien's 11 winners could not make up for 18 errors, including six double faults. In addition, Sinner did not lose any game by successfully saving both break points. The Italian player also had 10 aces, achieving a net scoring rate of up to 73%, thereby needing just over 70 minutes to close the final.

However, Sinner is still 2,590 points behind the top position in the Race to Turin rankings of world number one Carlos Alcaraz, who also won this week with the Japan Open title. This is also the first time since 2020 that the number one and number two players in the world have won the cup in the same week. The same thing happened five seasons ago when Djokovic and Nadal were crowned in Dubai and Acapulco respectively.

Tien showed signs of being psychologically "stuck" when he had to face too strong an opponent the first time he entered the final of an ATP tournament. Despite losing, the Vietnamese-American tennis player still rose 16 places on the ATP scoreboard to reach 36th position in the world - the highest of his career. Most likely, the 19-year-old tennis player will attend the Next Gen ATP Finals for the second year in a row. On his way to the China Open final, Tien overcame Lorenzo Musetti and Daniil Medvedev, thus improving his record against the top 20 in the world to seven wins in 12 matches.