Top-ranked Jannik Sinner overcame a scare from Nicolas Jarry to begin his defense of the China Open title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 first-round victory on Thursday. The Italian extended his win streak to 12 after titles at Cincinnati and the U.S. Open, his second Grand Slam title this year. Jarry won their only previous match on grass in 2019 at ’s-Hertogenbosch and the Chilean overpowered Sinner in the first set in Beijing with 11 winners.