Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev both won in straight sets to launch their China Open title bids Friday while 595th-ranked Zhang Shuai pulled off a big shock in the women's draw.

No. 3-ranked Carlos Alcaraz withstood a heavy barrage from big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to win 6-4, 6-4 in the China Open first round on Friday. Second-seeded Alcaraz took both of his break point opportunities,

Four-time major champion Alcaraz defeated fellow 21-year-old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 6-4 and faces Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in round two in Beijing. Alcaraz, who went out in the second round of the US Open last month, made a blistering start against the 51st-ranked Frenchman by breaking serve in the first game.

Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev both won in straight sets to start their China Open title bids Friday, while 595th-ranked Zhang Shuai pulled off a big shock in the women's draw. - 'Zhang Shuai tennis' - In the women's draw,

Carlos Alcaraz opened his account at the China Open with a 6-4 6-4 win over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Friday morning.

Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev both won in straight sets to launch their China Open title bids Friday while 595th-ranked Zhang Shuai pulled off a big shock in the women's draw.

Several players who competed in last weekend’s Laver Cup have struggled to make their mark after long flights to Asia to play in China and Japan, but Carlos Alcaraz was never likely to follow that trail of gloom.