Since the last edition of the Shanghai Masters 1000 in 2019, won by Daniil Medvedev, the surface has changed a lot.
The world number 3 indeed sounded the alarm on this subject during his on-court interview after his victory against Cristian Garin in the round of 32 (6−3, 6–3, in 1h32 of play).
“We went from Beijing to Shanghai so quickly, with different balls and surfaces. Before, Shanghai was one of the fastest tournaments on the circuit now I don’t know which is slower between it and Indian Wells. That’s how it is, you have to play like that. This season I managed to play well on slow hard courts, so I will try to do that here as well”noted the Russian.
An update on the court speed : Courtesy of @DaniilMedwed ????️#RolexShanghaiMasters pic.twitter.com/1yHha4q6Ho
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 7, 2023
For a place in the round of 16, he will meet Sebastian Korda, against whom he lost in three sets at the start of the year at the Australian Open.
Published on Saturday October 7, 2023 at 12:16 p.m.
2023-10-07 10:16:00
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