Andrey Rublev beat Roman Safiullin 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the round of 16 at Beijing, winning the match in three sets.
Safiullin won the final three games of the second set from 3-3 to take it 6-3.
As of 2 October 2026, Rublev was ranked 24th in the ATP rankings with 2,020 points, while Safiullin was 84th with 694 points.