The last of the round-of-16 ties have been played in the China Open, nicely setting up a mouth-watering set of quarter-final fixtures ready to be staged in Beijing. With the likes of Jannik Sinner, Alex de Minaur, and Jakub Mensik already confirming their places in the last-eight the day before, other top players were hoping to do the same.
There was mixed emotions from the Italian duo of Flavio Cobolli and Lorenzo Musetti. While Cobolli failed to progress, Musetti overcame the boos to book his place in the next round. Daniil Medvedev and
19-year-old Tien batters Cobolli
It has been a phenomenal year for the highly touted American Learner Tien. He has continued this positive form with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over the world number 25 Cobolli, in a dominant performance. This is his second 500