Quentin Halys was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing by world number 10 Alex De Minaur. The match, which lasted 2 hours and 48 minutes, ended with a score of 3-6, 7-6, 7-5. Both players showed strong serving skills, with De Minaur hitting 10 aces and Halys hitting 12. However, both players also lost their service three times during the match. Halys started the match strongly, taking an early 3-0 lead and maintaining his advantage until the end of the first set, which he won 5-3. In the second set, Halys broke De Minaur's serve early, leading 3-1. He had several chances to win the match, especially after taking a 5-3 lead. However, when serving for the match, Halys faltered and allowed De Minaur to tie the score at 5-5. Halys missed three break points, and the set was decided in a tiebreak. In the tiebreak, Halys led 5-4 but lost the next three points, resulting in his loss of the set. Despite this setback, Halys showed resilience in the third set, holding his serve until the score reached 4-4. De Minaur then broke Halys's serve and served for the match. However, De Minaur also faltered when leading 40-0, allowing Halys to catch up to 5-5. Unfortunately, Halys lost his serve in the following game, and at 6-5 in De Minaur's favor, the world number 10 finally secured the victory. De Minaur did not play at his best in the match and will now face either Andrey Rublev or Roman Safiullin in the next round. As for Halys, who suffered a third frustrating defeat against a top player within a few weeks, he will gain two ranking points and will now head to Shanghai. However, he has shown that his level of play was strong, and with only 43 points to defend until the end of the season, he can still hope to improve his ranking.