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 one of his biggest rivals.The third-ranked Alcaraz has won all three meetings with Sinner this year, having also come out on top in semifinals at Indian Wells and the French Open.Alcaraz ended Sinner’s winning streak at 15 matches and denied the Italian three straight titles after trophies in Cincinnati and at the US Open.Sinner, who was the defending champion in Beijing, had to refocus after the World Anti-Doping Agency announced Saturday that it was appealing a decision to clear him of wrongdoing following two positive steroid tests.Alcaraz wasted a 5-2 lead in the first set and let Sinner get back in the third after leading 4-2 before eventually edging out the win after also falling behind 3-0 in the final-set tiebreaker.Editor’s Picks2 Related”He could have won in two, I could have won…
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