Francisco Cerundolo beat Jakub Mensik 6-3, 6-3 in the Beijing round of 16. Cerundolo won the next three games after the first set was tied at 1-1, moving ahead 4-1; trailing 2-3 in the second, he won the next four games to take the set 6-3.
As recorded on 2026-10-02, Cerundolo was ranked 22nd and Mensik 14th in the ATP rankings.