The first big surprise of the Shanghai Masters 1,000 has already occurred: the American Sebastian Korda eliminated Daniil Medvedev (7-6 [10/8] and 6-2), number three in the world and defender of the title, although the Russian player himself acknowledged that it had been played for so long (the last time was in 2019, since the pandemic later paralyzed the tournament until this edition). that he didn’t feel that pressure of being the champion. The fact is that one of the greatest hard court specialists and top contenders is no longer here, and he pointed out who the top favorites were for him now: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
Schedule and where to see Alcaraz
The Spanish is already in the third round. He is exempt from the first due to ranking and his debut in Shanghai in every sense (it is the first time he has played there) ended with a more or less comfortable victory against the Frenchman Barrere (6-2 and 7-5), against the which he faced for the first time. Nothing to do with his next opponent, whom he knows perfectly well. Alcaraz faces the British Daniel Evans in the third round. The duel is on Monday, October 9 at 12:30 p.m., and can be followed on television in Spain through Movistar, like the entire tournament.
It will be the fourth face to face between Carlos and Evans and the balance so far is totally positive for the Spaniard, who has won the previous three: in Vienna in 2021, on an indoor hard court (6-4 and 6-3); in the Conde de Godó 2023 (6-2 and 6-2), on clay; and in the last US Open, where the British managed to snatch a set (6-2, 6-3, 4-6 and 6-3). Evans is a 33-year-old veteran player, exactly the same number he occupies in the world rankings, and he is very talented: he uses the sliced backhand a lot and has a good wrist. He is a tennis player who I really like to watch because of the variety of shots. Against the “top 10” his record reflects six wins and 29 losses. The winner of this match will face the winner of Dimitrov – Khachanov.
Davidovich, eliminated
Alcaraz has remained the only Spaniard in the draw after the elimination of Alejandro Davidovich. A season in which he has achieved more stability than ever and has reached number 21 in the world (now he is 25) is getting a little long for the man from Malaga. He couldn’t beat the young (19 years old) Frenchman Fils (6-2 and 7-5).
2023-10-08 10:59:00
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