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The Sydney Morning Herald
· collected 2026-10-05 · by Trevor Marshallsea
Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur advanced to the final of the China Open in Beijing after Poland's Hubert Hurkacz retired due to injury while trailing 6-4, 3-2 in their semi-final match. De Minaur will face either Novak Djokovic or Daniil Medvedev for his potential 12th career title. Meanwhile, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz defeated fellow countryman Jaume Munar 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Japan Open final in Tokyo, advancing towards a possible first singles title since recovering from a wrist injury earlier this year.
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Story summary
Alex de Minaur advanced to the final of the China Open in Beijing when his opponent Hubert Hurkacz retired injured while trailing 6-4, 3-2. De Minaur will now face either Novak Djokovic or Daniil Medvedev for a chance at his 12th career title. The Australian's journey to the final included an impressive comeback against Russia’s Andrey Rublev, after losing the first set 1-6 and then winning the next two sets 6-2, 6-3. De Minaur is currently ranked No. 9 globally.
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Alex de Minaur has won through to the China Open final after his semi-final opponent, Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, retired injured while trailing in the second set in Beijing.
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opponent → win → Beijing
De Minaur was up 6-4, 3-2 with a break of serve when Hurkacz pulled out while down 40-0 in the sixth game of the second set, after showing mobility problems.
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Hurkacz → pull → problems
The No. 9-ranked de Minaur will now pursue a 12th career title in the final against the winner out of sixth seed Novak Djokovic and the third-seeded Daniil Medvedev.
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Minaur → rank → Djokovic
Passage to Tuesday’s decider continued a strong turnaround for de Minaur after his tournament looked in doubt 24 hours earlier.
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tournament → continue → doubt
On Sunday, the 27-year-old was in dire trouble in his quarter-final against Russia’s Andrey Rublev after winning only one game in the first set, but came back to win 1-6 6-2 6-3.
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old → win → set
Monday continued the Australian’s sparkling form, though world No. 34 Hurkacz made him earn the win, despite coming in trailing de Minaur 3-1 on career meetings.
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him → continue → meetings
De Minaur pounced immediately to break a tentative Hurkacz in his opening two service games before holding to lead 4-0, and again for 5-1.
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Minaur → pounce → 5
To his credit, Hurkacz steadied and after breaking back from deuce in the eighth game he held again to make it 5-4.
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it → steady → game
De Minaur steeled himself, however, holding serve to 15 to take the set.
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Minaur → steel → set
Another break in the third game of the second set helped de Minaur build a 3-1 lead.
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Minaur → help → lead
Hurkacz fought desperately to hold serve in the following game - surviving four break points and a marathon deuce game - to make it 3-2.
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it → fight → points
But he would see only three more points before withdrawing.
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he → see → points
In Tokyo, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame early wobbles on his serve to outclass fellow Spaniard Jaume Munar 5-7 6-3 6-1 and reach the Japan Open final, taking another step towards his first singles title after his comeback from a wrist injury.
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Alcaraz → defend → injury
Alcaraz completed the career grand slam by capturing the Australian Open title in February but sustained the injury two months later.
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Alcaraz → complete → injury
He came back at the US Open, where a quarter-final run hinted at a swift return to form.
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run → come → form
The 23-year-old, who moved through the gears during Team Europe’s triumphant Laver Cup campaign in September, was cruising against Munar in Tokyo at 5-4 before gifting the opening set to his opponent with two shaky service games.
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who → move → games
After a sluggish start to the next set - completing a run of 16 straight losing points - Alcaraz raised his level to force a decider and the seven-time major champion wore Munar down with stunning shot-making to set up a title clash with either Jiri Lehecka or Valentin Vacherot on Tuesday.
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champion → complete → Tuesday
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