Beijing Draw: Sinner, Alcaraz, Medvedev learn paths
pTop seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a will begin his a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/beijing/747/overview'China Open/a title defence against Chilean a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nicolas-jarry/j551/overview'Nicolas Jarry/a, while a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a are in the same half of the draw in Beijing./p
pItalian Sinner is competing for the first time since he won his second major title at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a earlier this month. The 23-year-old, who holds a standout 55-5 record on the season, has fond memories in Beijing, having defeated Medvedev in the title match last year./p
pTwelve months on and Sinner returns to China as the No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings. Chasing a Tour-leading seventh title of the season, he could meet former World No. 3 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stan-wawrinka/w367/overview'Stan Wawrinka/a in the second round and fifth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/grigor-dimitrov/d875/overview'Grigor Dimitrov/a in the quarter-finals./p
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pWild card Wawrinka faces a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-lennard-struff/sl28/overview'Jan-Lennard Struff/a in his opener, while former finalist Dimitrov takes on a qualifier. Dimitrov (2,835 points) is 10th in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin and will aim for a deep run at the ATP 500 hard-court event to close the gap on eighth-placed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview'Alex de Minaur/a (3,305), who is currently injured./p
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pIn the bottom half of the draw, Alcaraz and Medvedev arrive fresh off helping Team Europe win the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/laver-cup/9210/overview'Laver Cup/a in Berlin./p
pAlcaraz will meet big-serving Frenchman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/giovanni-mpetshi-perricard/m0gz/overview'Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard/a in the first round, with a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tallon-griekspoor/gj37/overview'Tallon Griekspoor/a or a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/miomir-kecmanovic/ki95/overview'Miomir Kecmanovic/a a potential second-round opponent. The 21-year-old Spaniard is seeded to play seventh seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview'Karen Khachanov/a in the quarter-finals./p
pMedvedev starts against Frenchman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/gael-monfils/mc65/overview'Gael Monfils/a in a popcorn first-round clash, with eighth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-bublik/bk92/overview'Alexander Bublik/a a potential quarter-final opponent. Bublik begins against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/flavio-cobolli/c0e9/overview'Flavio Cobolli/a./p
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pRublev is seventh in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin and in strong contention to qualify for the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a for the fifth consecutive year. The 26-year-old is a potential semi-final opponent for Sinner and could meet a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lorenzo-musetti/m0ej/overview'Lorenzo Musetti/a in the quarter-finals. Rublev starts against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pablo-carreno-busta/cd85/overview'Pablo Carreno Busta/a and Musetti plays a qualifier./p
pChinese #NextGenATP star Shang Juncheng starts against his countryman Buyunchaokete, while another home favourite, Zhang Zhizhen, faces a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alejandro-davidovich-fokina/dh50/overview'Alejandro Davidovich Fokina/a./p
pThe ATP 500 event in Beijing starts on Thursday, with the final on 2 October./p
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