Alex de Minaur of Australia meets France's Quentin Halys in the second round of the China Open at the Capital Group Diamond in Beijing. The match is scheduled to begin at 11:00 PM EDT on Friday, with both players having yet to drop a set in their opening encounters. With the draw tightening, this matchup carries the weight of advancing to the quarterfinals. Neither player has faced the other before at this stage, making this a test of who can impose their game plan first on the hard courts of Beijing.