Jannik Sinner is the top seed at the ATP 500 event in Beijing. World no. 2 will seek his second crown in the Chinese capita within three years after losing last year's epic final to Carlos Alcaraz.
The Italian will face Marin Cilic in the first match, and he looks to turn lessons from New York into progress in Asia. Jannik has been fine-tuning the fines details of his game since falling short to Carlos in the US Open final.
The four-time Major champion has been working on his serve and other elements that should bring improvements to his game ahead of his upcoming duels against his greatest rival.
Training sessions have left him encouraged, with adjustments already showing promise on the practice court and his hitting runs. However, Sinner knows that change takes time.
The Italian expects a few extra errors in the early stages of competition as he integrates these new elements into competitive encounters, starting from Beijing. For the 24-year-old, the process is as important as the results.
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Instead of rushing, he is embracing the learning curve. Trusting his team and their goals, he is confident that the tweaks will pay off in the long run. Beijing marks the return to action for the San Candido native.
He will step onto the court against Cilic on Thursday, ready to test his improvements and adjustments, especially in the serving department that let him down in New York.
Sinner is motivated by the belief that every minoradjustment brings him closer to his ultimate goals - more notable titles and more efficient H2H with Carlos Alcaraz, his primary target.
"We have thought a lot about the US Open final and decided to change the small details of my tennis, which we are working on now. Normally, I may make more mistakes than usual in the next matches, but it's just a matter of time for things to work out.
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I feel good in training with those changes; it remains to be seen how long it takes for me to transfer it to competition. I'm motivated to work on new things," Jannik Sinner said.
