Carlos Alcaraz cruised through to the China Open final with a straight sets victory over Daniil Medvedev. The world number three needed just 88 minutes to seal a 7-5 6-3 win. It is Alcaraz's eighth successive victory since his shock second-round defeat by Botic van de Zandschulp at the US Open.

Medvedev has won 28.8% of his return games over his last 10 tournaments, and 79.8% of his service games. Over his last 10 tournaments, Alcaraz has won 35.8% of his return games an

China's factory activity shrank for a fifth straight month and the services sector slowed sharply in September, suggesting Beijing will need even more stimulus to hit its 2024 growth target with only three months left in the year.

China’s factory activity continued to contract while the services sector slowed in September, as policymakers prepared an emergency stimulus blitz to revive an economy facing challenges across the board.

The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index came in at 49.8, slightly beating the 49.5 expected among economists polled by Reuters.