Alcaraz and Sinner rivals heading into the final in Beijing after Zverev’s draw was reversed

The Laver Cup mainstays, Team Europe and Team Rest of the World, left Berlin for the Asian continent, splitting this week between the ATP 500 tournaments in Beijing and Tokyo.

Carlos Alcaraz, the hero of the comeback formation led by the Swede Bjorn Borgheading to the Chinese capital, will repeat participation in the Beijing tournament, followed by the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000.

The Beijing ATP announced the draw with six top 10 players on its roster, including the champion, Italian Jannik Sinner, and the finalist, the Russian. Daniel Medvedev from the previous edition. But there was a dramatic drop in the last minute that also changed the outcome of the draw.

Without German Alexander Zverev ally in the Laver Cup, in Beijing, Carlos Alcaraz simplified his predictions for the draw. He went from third seed to second, guaranteeing himself to only face Sinner in the final, saving himself a ‘semi’ with the Italian himself or Zverev.

The hype led to Alcaraz making his debut against the Frenchman Giovanni Mpetschi Perricard in the initial round. One of the promises of French tennis, with a strong physical presence, 21 years old and world number 51. They have lost four of their last five games.

In the round of 16 he will face the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor or the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic. For quarters, the Russian Karen Khachanov or the Argentine Fran Cerundolo. He will meet in the semi-finals Daniel Medvedev If you pass the first hurdle of Gael Monfils.

Then it was the turn of the final with Sinner, who to reach this point had to go through the Chilean Nicholas Jarrythe German Jan-Lennard Struff or the swiss Stan Wawrinkasome rooms with Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and semifinals against the Russians Andrey Rublev.