Carlos Alcaraz and top-ranked Jannik Sinner showed no signs of fatigue from their China Open final earlier this week to advance with comfortable straight-set victories in their opening matches of the Shanghai Masters on Saturday.

Jannik Sinner has lifted the lid on his relationship with Carlos Alcaraz, with the two young tennis stars already forming a great rivalry that has seen them face each other 10 times

Jannik Sinner says Carlos Alcaraz & him are like fire and ice: “On the court, we are different. He’s the one who brings the firepower, the hotshots, he involves the crowd. I’m more like the solid player, quite calm. It’s like fire & ice. 🔥🧊 pic.twitter.com/wKCt2JzPxl

Jannik Sinner (No. 1 ranking) will take on Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3) in the final at the China Open on Wednesday, October 2.Sinner heads into the final after winning in two sets, 6-2, 7-6, over Jiri

In a match that typified the thrilling closeness of their rivalry at the top of men’s tennis, Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(3) to win the China Open in Beijing. The world No. 1 came from 2-5 down in the first set,

Fans were thrilled by the final in Beijing between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. The Spanish champion won an epic match that ended in the decisive tiebreak after more than three hours. This rivalry is set to continue into the next decade and has given all fans new memorable chapters in the footsteps of the Big 3 (Federer, Nadal and Djokovic).

Carlos Alcaraz rallied from a set down and held his nerve in a deciding tiebreak to beat Jannik Sinner 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the China Open final.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz showed why they were top in the world at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, as they raced into the third round with confident straight-sets wins.