Carlos Alcaraz cruised through to the China Open final with a straight sets victory over Daniil Medvedev. The world number three needed just 88 minutes to seal a 7-5 6-3 win. It is Alcaraz's eighth successive victory since his shock second-round defeat by Botic van de Zandschulp at the US Open.

Medvedev has won 28.8% of his return games over his last 10 tournaments, and 79.8% of his service games. Over his last 10 tournaments, Alcaraz has won 35.8% of his return games an

Carlos Alcaraz is the first finalist of the China Open, an ATP 500 tournament in Beijing. The Spaniard, world number 3 and second seed, defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev, ATP number 5 and third