Andrey Rublev defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6–0, 4–6, 6–4 in the first round of the Beijing Masters 1000 on hard court, confirming his status as the pre-match favourite with odds of 1.22 to Carreno Busta's 4.76. Rublev dominated the opening set with a bagel, though the Spaniard mounted a second-set comeback to level the match. The Russian reasserted control in the decider to secure victory in straight sets. The result maintains Rublev's momentum in the Asian hard-court season and sets up a second-round encounter.