VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATP TOUR CHINA OPEN SEMI-FINALS RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BEIJING, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (ATP/ IMG MEDIA – see restrictions before use) JANNIK SINNER V ALEX DE MINAUR (GREEN SHIRT) 1. ALEX DE MINAUR WALKING IN 2. JANNIK SINNER WALKING IN FIRST SET 3. SINNER HITS A FOREHAND WINNER 4. SINNER SEALS SET WITH AN ACE 5. SINNER'S BOX CELEBRATING AS HE WALKS BACK SECOND SET 6. DE MINAUR SEALS SET WITH FOREHAND WINNER AND CELEBRATES THIRD SET 7. SINNER WINS POINT WITH A DROPSHOT AND CELEBRATING 8. SINNER'S BOX CHEERING 9. SINNER SEALS MATCH AS DE MINAUR'S FOREHAND RETURN GOES LONG 10. SINNER'S TEAM CELEBRATING 11. SUPPORTERS IN THE CROWD WITH ITALY FLAG 12. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT THE NET 13. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS WITH UMPIRE 14. VARIOUS OF SINNER TAKING APPLAUSE AND WAVING TO CROWD DANIIL MEDVEDEV V LEARNER TIEN (WRISTBAND) 15. TIEN WALKS OUT 16. MEDVEDEV FIRST SET 17. MEDVEDEV REACHES DROPSHOT AND HITS WINNER SECOND SET 18. TIEN REACHES BALL AND HITS ANGLED WINNER THIRD SET 19. DROP VOLLEY WINNER AT NET BY TIEN AFTER MEDVEDEV UNDERARM SERVE 20. MEDVEDEV HITS BALL OUT AND LIMPS BACK TO HIS CHAIR 21. MEDVEDEV IS GIVEN ACODE VIOLATION FOR NOT ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TIEN'S SERVE 22. MEDVEDEV ARGUES WITH OFFICIALS 23. TIEN WINS POINT, MEDVEDEV RETIRES FROM MATCH 24. PLAYERS AT NET 25. MEDVEDEV TALKS TO UMPIRE AFTER THE MATCH STORY: Jannik Sinner underlined his dominance on hardcourts in the Asian swing of tournaments by outlasting Australian third seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 4-6 6-2 on Tuesday (September 30) to reach his third straight China Open final. In the final, the four-times Grand Slam winner will take on 19-year-old American Learner Tien after former U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev retired from their semi-final with what looked like cramp while trailing 7-5 5-7 0-4. Medvedev, who had battled from two breaks down to edge the opening set, struggled physically before letting a 5-3 lead slip in the second. Tien fought back to force a decider and the Russian pulled the plug early in the third, sending the American through to his first ATP tour final. Medvedev also had a heated exchange with the umpire after receiving a code violation for failing to play a return in the third set before calling for the match supervisor. Sinner made a typically fast start in his bid to secure an 11th straight victory over De Minaur, breaking the world number eight to love for a 4-2 lead, but he had to battle hard in the next game to hold serve. The 2023 champion had no trouble wrapping up the first set from there but ran into trouble early in the next, appearing to struggle physically at times, before tight holds helped him level at 3-3 and 4-4. De Minaur persevered to win only his second ever set against the Italian with a gutsy performance in the 10th game but Sinner regrouped in the decider, breaking in the first game and holding off his opponent to reach a ninth straight final on hardcourts. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo/Andy Ragg)
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