Scouting Report
Scouting Report: Alcaraz, Fritz lead Tokyo; Sinner, Zverev headline Beijing
An govt abstract of what each fan ought to know in regards to the coming week
September 23, 2025
ATP Tour
Carlos Alcaraz is in Tokyo this week, whereas Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev are in Beijing.
By ATP Workers
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are among the many sport’s largest stars who’re in motion this week.
The Spaniard leads the sphere on the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships, the place Taylor Fritz is seeded second in Tokyo. Sinner returns to the China Open in Beijing, the place 5 Prime-10 gamers are set to compete, together with Alexander Zverev.
The 2 ATP 500 occasions additionally function a pivotal interval for Nitto ATP Finals hopefuls searching for to amass as many PIF ATP Rating factors as doable, with aspirations of qualifying for the season finale in Turin.
ATPTour.com seems to be at 5 issues to look at at every occasion:
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH IN TOKYO:
1) Alcaraz makes occasion debut: Tokyo, the longest-running ATP Tour event in Asia, will welcome the World No. 1 Alcaraz for the primary time. The winner of seven titles this yr, Alcaraz boasts a season-leading 61-6 season document, in accordance with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. He’ll look to strengthen his declare as World No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings, a place he reclaimed following his US Open triumph.
2) Former champ Fritz: The American holds fond reminiscences in Tokyo, the place in 2022 he secured his Prime 10 debut following a title run in Japan’s capital metropolis. Now World No. 5, Fritz is bidding for his third title of 2025 (Stuttgart, Eastbourne), which might match his career-best title haul in a yr, tying his 2022 season.
3) Turin outsiders: With lower than two months till the Nitto ATP Finals, each week is awfully essential for these outdoors the highest eight within the PIF ATP Reside Race To Turin vying for a spot on the prestigious event. For Thirteenth-placed Casper Ruud and Fifteenth-placed Holger Rune, their showings on the ATP 500 might assist them of their pursuit of qualification for the year-end occasion.
4) Remaining seeds aiming so as to add to title rely: Tomas Machac, Ugo Humbert, Denis Shapovalov and Frances Tiafoe spherical out the seeds fifth by means of eighth, respectively. Every of these gamers, moreover Tiafoe, have received at the very least one title this season and search so as to add to their trophy cupboard in Tokyo. Shapovalov, who received the ATP 500 in Dallas and Acapulco, is competing for the primary time since marrying longtime partner Mirjam Bjorklund.
5) Prime seeds Harrison/King search third ATP 500 crown this yr: At eighth within the PIF Reside Doubles Race To Turin, Christian Harrison and Evan King are searching for a spot on the Nitto ATP Finals, a prize that might reward their dream season. On the ATP 500s in Dallas and Acapulco, the Individuals superior by means of qualifying en path to lifting the trophy. However gone is the position of underdog, Harrison and King are the Tokyo high seeds.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH IN BEIJING:
1) Sinner returns, searching for third title of 2025: In motion for the primary time since his runner-up end on the US Open, Sinner is again in Beijing for the third consecutive yr, amassing a 9-1 document in his earlier two outings. Final yr, the Italian narrowly fell to rival Alcaraz in some of the memorable matches of the 2024 season. Sinner will purpose to go one step additional and return to the winner’s circle, which he reached in 2023.
2) Three-time semi-finalist Zverev: The German is making his sixth look in Beijing and simply his second since 2020. Zverev has routinely gone deep in these outings, together with three semi-final runs. The second seed leads Sinner 4-3 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence and will have one other showdown with the Italian within the championship match.
3) Prime 10 stars: The Beijing discipline is stacked with 5 Prime-10 gamers, together with Sinner, Zverev, Alex de Minaur, Lorenzo Musetti and Karen Khachanov. De Minaur was a quarter-finalist on the season’s remaining main. Musetti arrives after a robust begin to the Asian hard-court swing in Chengdu. Khachanov, No. 10 within the PIF ATP Rankings, is closing in on tying his career-high No. 8, which he reached in July 2019.
4) Fan favourites Rublev, Medvedev and Bublik: Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev are among the many seeded gamers on the ATP 500. Rublev, a two-time quarter-finalist in Beijing, received an ATP 500 hard-court title earlier this yr in Doha. Medvedev reached the Beijing remaining in 2023 and semi-finals final yr. Forward of Hangzhou, Medvedev shared that he’s working with a brand new crew, consisting of Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke. Alexander Bublik can be in Beijing. The Kazakh has been some of the in-form gamers the previous three months, arriving in Beijing following his Hangzhou run.
5) Turin-bound doubles groups: The doubles attract Beijing includes a handful of must-watch pairings. Wimbledon champions Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, who’ve received six titles collectively this yr and have certified for the Nitto ATP Finals, lead the sphere. Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic have additionally certified for Turin and will likely be in motion in Beijing. A number of singles stars are within the discipline, together with Rublev partnering Khachanov, De Minaur teaming Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Musetti, Bublik and extra.
