The second round competition in Beijing will start on Saturday, when Zaden offers Jannik Sinner and Jakub Mensik for quarter -final places. Sinner is waiting for Terence Atmane, while Mensik meets Arthur Cazaux.
(1) Jannik Sinner vs. (Q) Terence Atmane
It will be a rematch of the semi -final of Cincinnati when Sinner and Atmane for the second time in their career on the China open On Saturday. The best tournament of Atmane’s career ended with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 setback against Sinner, but not before the 23-year-old Frenchman Joao Fonseca, Flavio Cobolli, Holger Rune and Taylor Fritz Verdreef. Atmane no longer played until this Asian swing, where he immediately lost to Dino Prizmic in Chengdu, but Zhizhen Zhang with 6-4, 6-2 defeated in his Beijing opener.
Unfortunately for the 68th ranking, this time he has to face Sinner much earlier than the semi -final. Atmane would do well to make this second round game as competitive as their Cincinnati match. Sinner never lost in Beijing before the final (one title, one second achievements) and he improved until 10-1 for life during this event with a 6-2, 6-2 routing Marin Cilic on Thursday. Count on the top seeds that it easily wins.
Choose: Sinner in 2
(Q) Arthur Cazaux vs. (7) Jakub Fear
The Chinese crowd hoped to see Jerry Shang in this matchup, but Cazaux recovered from a slow start on Friday to expel the 20-year-old Wildcard 0-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Cazaux was also 3-1 at the back of the second set and was reduced to break down by a double break. For example, what has already been a productive tournament for the 80th ranking Fransman, who qualified with victories over Coleman Wong (in a third set of Tiebreker) and Quentin Halys (via second set of retirement).
Next for Cazaux on Saturday is a second meeting with Mensik, who lost their only earlier meeting at the Nonthaburi Futures event 2023. It is safe to say that Mensik is now a much different player. The 20-year-old is a Masters 1000 champion (Miami this spring) and he is number 19 in the world. Mensik seemed to hit the wall at the end of a long and successful season, but he won the decisive Davis Cup rubber for the Czech Republic about the American Frances Tiafoe and he drove past Miomir Kecmanovic along Miomir Kecmanovic on Friday. Suddenly the Czech weather has momentum. He should be able to maintain it by surpassing Cazaux.
Pick: Siking in 3
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