Jannik Sinner has opened up on his relationship with Carlos Alcaraz after the Spaniard declared they were “not close friends”. The rivals flew to Shanghai together hours after Alcaraz beat Sinner in the recent China Open final. But Alcaraz quickly shut down assumptions about their friendship.

Jannik Sinner has lifted the lid on his relationship with Carlos Alcaraz, with the two young tennis stars already forming a great rivalry that has seen them face each other 10 times

The men’s final of this year’s China Open was billed as a battle between two titans and it definitely didn’t disappoint.

Carlos Alcaraz comes from a set down to edge out world number one Jannik Sinner in a dramatic China Open final.

Coco Gauff has advanced to the final of the China Open by beating Paula Badosa 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. It was the third consecutive match that she had to rally from a set down.

Italy's world number one Jannik Sinner and Spanish rival Carlos Alcaraz both enjoyed comfortable victories in their opening matches at the Shanghai Masters - just three days after contesting a dramatic China Open final.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz showed why they were top in the world at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, as they raced into the third round with confident straight-sets wins.

Italy's Jannik Sinner plays a return to Australia's Christopher O'Connell during their men's singles third round match on day six of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City,