Jannik Sinner beats American teen Learner Tien to win China Open

The Associated Press

· Posted: Oct 01, 2025 5:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 1

Jannik Sinner won the China Open by beating American teen Learner Tien 6-2, 6-2 successful Wednesday's last to proceed his preparations for the Shanghai Masters.

Sinner rebounded from his U.S. Open disappointment by winning his 3rd rubric of the play -- his 21st altogether -- with a ascendant show against the 19-year-old Tien, the second-youngest subordinate to scope the tournament's final.

"We volition effort to amended and propulsion for much and let's spot what the remainder of the play looks like, but I americium precise happy," Sinner said from Beijing.

Sinner adjacent goes to Shanghai, wherever he'll beryllium the favourite aft Carlos Alcaraz withdrew due to the fact that of an ankle wounded sustained successful the archetypal circular of the Japan Open, which helium won Tuesday.

On Tuesday Sinner won his 11th consecutive vocation lucifer against Alex de Minaur successful their China Open semifinal. Sinner's 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 triumph earned him a ninth consecutive last astatine hard-court tournaments. Tien ranked No. 52, played successful his archetypal circuit last aft Daniil Medvedev retired injured erstwhile the people was 5-7, 7-5, 4-0 connected Tuesday.

Navarro ousts Swiatek

In the WTA 1000 tourney moving concurrently, American Emma Navarro upset top-seeded Iga Swiatek with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 triumph successful the 4th round.

It was the 24-year-old Navarro's 4th vocation triumph implicit a top-five opponent. Swiatek committed 70 unforced errors.

Navarro joined compatriots Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova successful the quarterfinals, making it the archetypal clip since the tourney started successful 2004 that 3 Americans reached the last eight.

There whitethorn beryllium different aboriginal with fifth-seeded Jessica Pegula playing Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine.

Second-seeded Gauff is scheduled to play against Eva Lys connected Thursday.