It’s the law of the strongest: Carlos Alcaraz has conquered the China Open in Beijing, defeating his rival Jannik Sinner after a long and wonderful battle. Carlitos triumphed at the end of an incredible challenge that lasted 3h 21min, conquering the 16th title of his career, the 4th of the season, after Indian Wells, Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
Not only that, because as I said at the beginning of the article, the young Spaniard has shown the Italian the law of the strongest. Alcaraz has in fact beaten Sinner for the 3rd consecutive time in three challenges played this season, taking the lead in the head-to-head by 6-4. The Spaniard, 4-time Slam winner, deservedly won, showing how he is superior to his rival both physically and technically. And I think that Jannik is now suffering from Carlitos mentally too.
BEIJING CHAMPION 🏆
In a breathtaking final, @carlosalcaraz fights back to defeat the defending champion Sinner 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) for the #ChinaOpen title!@chinaopen pic.twitter.com/idvMd6LRiz
— ATP Tour (@atptour) October 2, 2024
In the on-court interview, Alcaraz thanked his family, team and Chinese crowd, emphasizing that the last few months have not been easy, but that the work done in the last few weeks is giving the desired results.
“I thank my family and my team. You travel with me and support me every day. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the hard work you do for me, even in difficult moments. These have been tough months, but all the work done is bearing fruit and I am happy to have made you happy again. Thanks for everything also to all the people involved in this tournament. Everything is great here, I love playing in Beijing. It is an incredible place, where you can breathe great sportsmanship from the fans. See you soon,” explained the Spaniard.
Considering everything that Sinner is going through in the last few days with the WADA appeal on the Clostebol case, Alcaraz dedicated words of great admiration to his rival that go beyond the court.
“I would like to start by talking about Jannik. Jannik, what can I tell you? The strength you have right now is incredible. You deserve all the results you are getting this year. With your team you do your best by working hard. You are really humble and this allows you to achieve so many successes in your career. I really want to congratulate you and your team for the great work you are doing and the incredible tennis you are playing. For me it is even more important to see that you are all great people. I respect you a lot as a player and even more as a person,” said Alcaraz always in the on-court interview at the end of the match.
Alcaraz d. Jannik Sinner 6-7 6-4 7-6 in Beijing
Wow.
Down 0-3 in the 3rd set tiebreak, Carlos won 7 points in a row.
He just got better & better as the match went on.
✅16th career title
✅9th consecutive win
✅2nd win over a world #1
Mind-numbingly good.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 2, 2024