Jannik Sinner has revealed that he hopes to continue competing against Carlos Alcaraz, despite being put to the sword by the Spaniard in then China Open final. Speaking after the defeat, he said: “I’d like to start with Carlos and your team. You’re doing an amazing job. You have a great team and family behind you.

Carlos Alcaraz won seven straight points in the decisive tiebreaker to beat top-ranked Jannik Sinner 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3) and win the China Open on Wednesday, extending his recent mastery over his biggest rival — who is dealing with an ongoing doping case.

Carlos Alcaraz has now won all three meetings with world No 1 Jannik Sinner this year; watch all the ATP and WTA action on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+ which is integrated into Sky TV, streaming