- Alexander Zverev picked up a hard-earned win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie at the China Open on Thursday.
- The French Open and US Open champion was pushed all the way in the first set, and Norrie earned himself a set point but failed to take it, before being blown away in the subsequent tie-break.
- Zverev then secured a late break in the second set to seal a 7-6, 6-4 victory in Beijing as he marched into the next round.
- Zverev is aiming to close in on Jannik Sinner at the top of the rankings, with the Italian still sidelined due to injury.
- Meanwhile, at the Japan Open, Wimbledon semi-finalist Arthur Fery suffered a shock three-set loss to Portugal’s Jaime Faria.
