Spanish second seed and four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz emerged from a tense first set to defeat Russian seventh seed Karen Khachanov 7-5, 6-2 in Beijing, saying afterwards: “I’m not letting my opponents show their best tennis.”

The top two seeds have made it to the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Beijing with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz still looking strong as the week progresses.

Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain will face Russia's Daniil Medvedev after beating another Russian player Karen Kh

Carlos Alcaraz sealed a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Karen Khachanov on Monday to reach the semi-finals at the ATP tournament in Beijing. The second seed, who rises to second in the world rankings, will play Daniil Medvedev in the semi after the Russian dealt with Flavio Cobolli 6-2,

Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the China Open semifinals for the second straight year after an impressive 7-5, 6-2 victory against Karen Khachanov on Monday. The 21-year-old Spaniard was characteristically relentless from the baseline and ground down the No.

Carlos Alcaraz reached the quarterfinals of the China Open on Sunday with an easy victory against Tallon Griekspoor for his 200th ATP Tour-level victory.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner moved into the semifinals of the China Open with a 6-2, 7-6 (6) victory over Jiri Lehecka.