Jannik Sinner triumphs in the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing despite what appeared to be a moment of adversity (during the tournament, he had to confront some physical problems that were portrayed by the cameras). In the semifinals, the South Tyrolean defeated the second-ranked player in the world, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, 7-6, 6-1. The first set was fiercely contested, but there was practically no action in the second. In the final, Sinner will face Daniil Medvedev, the Russian champion who defeated the German Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-3 in the other semifinal. Jannik Sinner will rise to fourth place in the APT ranking as a result of this victory, becoming the best Italian in the world ranking in the open era, on par with Adriano Panatta, who was fourth in the world in 1976, his golden year, during which he won the Italian Open and Roland Garros. Many experts consider Nicola Pietrangeli to be the greatest Italian player of all time. In 1959 and 1960, that is, before the Open era, he consistently held the third spot in the world rankings. Matteo Berrettini (6th), Corrado Barazzuti (7th), and Fabio Fognini (9th) were the other Italians to enter the top ten.
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