China Open Final: Alcaraz Downs Sinner In Epic Beijing Final
Carlos Alcaraz struck seven successive points in a deciding tie-break to seal a remarkable victory over world number one Jannik Sinner in the China Open final.
The leading lights of tennis' next generation of stars battled it out for well over three hours in Beijing before Alcaraz finally prevailed.
Having cruised into a 5-2 lead in the opening set, Alcaraz wobbled to allow defending champion sinner to reel off four of the next five games to force a tie-break that the Italian won with three breaks of serve.
Sinner responded by hitting back in game eight to restore parity, with another tie-break required.
Sinner breezed into a 3-0 lead, only for Alcaraz to string together an extraordinary run of seven straight points to claim the crown.