Alex de Minaur beat Quentin Halys in the round of 16 at the China Open in Beijing: 3-6, 7-6, 7-5. The win sent the fifth seed from Australia into the next round of the ATP 500 hard-court event, reports api.tennis.
The match turned after the opening set
Halys took the first set 6-3, but the second set went to a tiebreak, where de Minaur leveled the match. In the decisive set, the Australian closed it out: 7-5.
In the tournament draw, de Minaur had previously beaten Mariano Navone: 7-6, 6-2. Halys began his campaign in Beijing with a win over Ignacio Buse: 6-1, 7-6.
The head-to-head between de Minaur and Halys is now level at 2:2. In 2026, de Minaur also defeated Halys in Cincinnati, while Halys had previously beaten him in Miami and Lyon.