The first round of the ATP 500 China Open was concluded, with several major stars taking to the court for their debut, including second seed Alexander Zverev and 4th seed Lorenzo Musetti—both securing wins to advance in Beijing.

There was also room for surprises, following the triumph of Flavio Cobolli over Andrey Rublev, as well as the victory of qualifier Adrian Mannarino over Alexander Bublik—who had won four titles in a row at the ATP level (excluding Grand Slams). The Round of 16 is now set, featuring stars like Daniil Medvedev and Alex de Minaur, among others.

Cobolli's comeback: Italian rallies tos tun Rublev

One of the matches that opened the day at the China Open featured World No. 14 Rublev—the 6th seed on this occasion—facing the rising Italian Flavio Cobolli (No. 25). The yo

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