Daniil Medvedev beats Alexander Zverev again to reach China Open final against either Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner

Daniil Medvedev recorded his fourth win of the season over Alexander Zverev to reach the final of the China Open.

A break in each set was enough for world No. 3 Medvedev as he won 6-4 6-3.

Medvedev is now 4-1 against Zverev in 2023 and leads the overall head-to-head record 10-7. He will face either world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz or world No. 7 Jannik Sinner in the final.

Medvedev played at a high level to beat Zverev again.

Zverev had a chance to break at 3-3 after a brilliant passing shot, scrambling to reach a volley and then putting it away past Medvedev at the net.

But Medvedev held, helped by some fine shot-making of his own as he fired a cross-court winner past Zverev.

Medvedev’s first chance to break came in the 10th game.

Zverev fought back from 15-40 down but Medvedev took the set at the third attempt with a forehand winner down the line.

Medvedev saved two break points in the second set to nudge 2-1 ahead.

The decisive moment of a high-quality set came in the eighth game.

Zverev did well to win a point at 15-30, passing Medvedev at the net after a long rally, but it was the Russian who won the next two points to take the game, securing the break with a winner down the line.

Medvedev then served out the win confidently to book his place in the final.

In the final of the Astana Open, Adrian Mannarino won his second title of the season with a 4-6 6-3 6-2 victory against Sebastian Korda.

Mannarino, 35, trailed by a set and a break but reeled off five games in a row to level the match. He then came through in the deciding set to secure the title.