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

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.

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