Beijing - ATP semi finals

ATP semi finals played in Beijing.

China Open - an ATP 500 category tournament, on Hard, in Beijing, China, 27 September - 6 October 2019.

Defending champion:

Nikoloz Basilashvili who defeated Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 6-4

Semi final results 

Dominic Thiem (1) defeated Karen Khachanov (4) 2-6 7-6(5) 7-5

Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) defeated Alexander Zverev (2) 7-6(6) 6-4, 

and will play Dominic Thiem in the final

Zverev lost a big opportunity to leave a gap between him and a group of others in the ATP Race to London.

The German sits in the final eighth position, but is only marginally ahead of Goffin, Berrettini, Nishikori, and Monfils. He could have passed Bautista Agut into seventh position with victory over Tsitsipas, the Beijing title would have challenged the Greek player for position six.

That’s how vital these matches have become, and how crucial Shanghai now appears for all those mentioned.

As it turns out, for the Shanghai Masters, Zverev is drawn to play Goffin in the round of sixteen in the Federer section; so are Bautista Agut and Berrettini; Monfils and Tsitsipas are drawn to meet in the round of sixteen in the Djokovic section. Nishikori is not contesting the event.