China Open: Sinner races past Nishioka to book spot in quarter-finals
Jannik Sinner defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-0 and will play the winner of the match between Holger Rune and Grigor Dimitrov in the next round
Jannik Sinner US Open – Zuma / Panoramic
Jannik Sinner, the No 6 seed, beat Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the last 8 of the China Open at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing.
The Italian lost just two games en route to an emphatic victory over the World No 38.
Sinner, ranked No 7, will play the winner of the match between Dane Holger Rune, the No 3 seed, and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov next.
The 22-year-old Italian defeated Daniel Evans (6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3) in the previous round of the Beijing tournament.
During the first round of the Beijing tournament, Nishioka, ranked No 38, beat Chinese wildcard Juncheng Shang (5-7, 7-5, 6-1).
Beijing ATP500, other second-round results (Olympic Green Tennis Center, hard, USD 3.633.875, most recent results first):
- Holger Rune vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Lorenzo Musetti: 6-2, 6-2
- Casper Ruud (7) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7)
- Alexander Zverev (8) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1
- Ugo Humbert beat Andrey Rublev (5): 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
- Daniil Medvedev (2) beat Alex De Minaur: 7-6 (3), 6-3
- Nicolas Jarry beat Matteo Arnaldi (Q): 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3
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