Alcaraz cruises past Medvedev to reach China Open final

Carlos Alcaraz cruised done to nan China Open last pinch a consecutive sets triumph complete Daniil Medvedev.

The world number 3 needed conscionable 88 minutes to seal a 7-5 6-3 win.

It is Alcaraz's eighth successive triumph since his shock second-round defeat by Botic van de Zandschulp astatine nan US Open.

The four-time Grand Slam victor will play world number 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner aliases Chinese wildcard Bu Yunchaokete for nan title.

A tight first group saw nan players neglect to clasp service for 4 games successful a statement to time off it finely poised astatine 4-4.

Spaniard Alcaraz collapsed again successful nan 10th crippled earlier holding service to return nan first group successful 48 minutes.

Medvedev needed 2 aesculapian timeouts for curen connected his near limb arsenic Alcaraz took power of nan 2nd set, sealing triumph pinch his 4th lucifer point.

"It was a small spot unusual, pinch service being surgery galore times successful nan first set," said Alcaraz. "I don't cognize what happened to me. I astir apt mislaid attraction a small bit.

"I'm really happy that I didn't suffer my attraction excessively agelong successful nan first set. I recovered it arsenic soon arsenic I sewage broken, and I'm really happy that astatine nan extremity of nan group I was capable to play really bully tennis."

Elsewhere, Britain's Dan Evans hit Alex Bolt of Australia 6-2 1-6 7-5 successful nan last information of qualifying for nan Shanghai Masters.

Compatriot Jack Draper withdrew from nan arena - nan highest-ranked regular tourney beneath nan Grand Slams - connected Monday because of an abdominal injury.