Brad Gilbert was delighted by the ATP 500 final in Beijing, which Carlos Alcaraz won over Jannik Sinner after a three-set battle lasting more than three hours. A game won by the Spanish tennis player in the decisive tie-break of the third set in which he was down 3-0 and then scored seven points in a row.

In a match that typified the thrilling closeness of their rivalry at the top of men’s tennis, Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(3) to win the China Open in Beijing. The world No. 1 came from 2-5 down in the first set,

Legendary Mats Wilander said Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have been producing tennis at a higher level than the Big Three of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz and Sinner were involved in a slugfest in the China Open earlier in October.