(Live tennis) - Jannik Sinner is set to compete against Vietnamese-American Learner Tien in the final match of the ATP 500 China Open 2025.
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Jannik Sinner has had a quite interesting run at the China Open 2025 — an ATP 500 level event. Against well-matched opponents, Sinner has both asserted his power and taken chances to try new tactics. That explains why the Italian lost one set each to Terence Atmane and Alex De Minaur but quickly dominated them afterwards with superior strength.
For Learner Tien, the Vietnamese-American player, this is his best performance ever, combined with some luck, leading to his first appearance in an ATP Tour final. Tien struggled to defeat Francisco Cerundolo in round 1, dominated Flavio Cobolli in round 2, and then capitalized on injuries to Lorenzo Musetti and Daniil Medvedev mid-match to advance rapidly.
Tien’s smart playstyle, which exploits opponents’ mistakes, is a strength, but this approach is hard to apply against a versatile and high-level player like Sinner.
| Date | Tournament | Matchup | Score |
| September 30, 2025 | China Open | Jannik Sinner 2-1 Alex De Minaur | 6-3; 4-6; 6-2 |
| September 29, 2025 | Jannik Sinner 2-0 Fabian Marozsan | 6-1; 7-5 | |
| September 27, 2025 | Jannik Sinner 2-1 Terence Atmane | 6-4; 5-7; 6-0 | |
| September 25, 2025 | Jannik Sinner 2-0 Marin Cilic | 6-2; 6-2 | |
| September 8, 2025 | US Open | Jannik Sinner 1-3 Carlos Alcaraz | 2-6; 6-3; 1-6; 4-7 |
| Date | Tournament | Matchup | Score |
| September 30, 2025 | China Open | Learner Tien 1-1 Daniil Medvedev | 5-7; 7-5; 4-0 (Medvedev retired) |
| September 29, 2025 | Learner Tien 1-1 Lorenzo Musetti | 4-6; 6-3; 3-0 (Musetti retired) | |
| September 28, 2025 | Learner Tien 2-0 Flavio Cobolli | 6-3; 6-2 | |
| September 26, 2025 | Learner Tien 2-1 Francisco Cerundolo | 4-6; 6-3; 6-4 | |
| September 21, 2025 | Hangzhou Open | Learner Tien 1-2 Valentin Royer | 6-7; 6-4; 2-6 |