Shanghai Masters 2024 Round 3 Recap

The disjointed attract Shanghai has lastly sorted itself out, and with the climate a lot improved, the spherical of 32 in Shanghai is full.

With matches performed over three days, some gamers booked their spots on Sunday, with Sinner, Alcaraz, and Medvedev as benefactors. This implies they’ve two full days off earlier than enjoying within the fourth spherical on Wednesday.

These fortunate sufficient to play their 2nd spherical matches on the stadium courts on Saturday, like Djokovic, needed to wait two full days for his or her spherical of 32 matches, the Serb taking out Cobolli, who solely performed his 2nd spherical yesterday night, battling for two hours and half-hour in opposition to Stan Wawrinka.

You possibly can see the total checklist of spherical 3 outcomes beneath with all the highest 5 seeds making the final sixteen.

Shanghai Masters 2024 Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jannik Sinner (1)
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (31)
6-7(3_ 6-4 6-2

Ben Shelton (14)
Roberto Carballes Baena
6-3 6-4

Stefanos Tstisipas (10)
Alexandre Muller
6-3 7-5

Daniil Medvedev (5)
Matteo Arnaldi (29)
5-7 6-4 6-4

Carlos Alcaraz (3)
Yibing Wu (WC)
7-6(5) 6-3

Gael Monfils
Ugo Humbert (16)
7-6(7) 2-6 6-1

Tommy Paul (11)
Alejandro Tabilo (19)
6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-2

Tomas Machac (30)
Alexsandar Vukic (Q
6-4 6-2

Jakub Mensik
Alexander Shevchenko
6-1 6-7(5) 6-2

Grigor Dimitrov (9)
Alexei Popyrin
7-6(5) 6-2

Roman Safiullin 
Frances Tiafoe (13)
5-7 7-5 7-6(5)

Novak Djokovic (4)
Flavio Cobolli (28)
6-1 6-2

Taylor Fritz (7)
Yosuke Watanuki (Q)
6-3 6-4

Holger Rune (12)
Jiri Lehecka (33)
6-4 7-5

David Goffin
Marcos Giron
1-6 6-3 7-5

Alexander Zverev (2)
Tallon Griekspoor
7-6(6) 2-6 7-6(5)

Sinner Edges Previous Etcheverry

Jannik Sinner confronted his hardest take a look at of the match up to now, pulling off a comeback victory on Sunday. He defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2 in a match that lasted two hours and 39 minutes. 

Sinner’s subsequent opponent will probably be Ben Shelton. This will probably be a rematch of their fourth-round conflict from the earlier yr, which Shelton gained in a deciding-set tie-break.

The primary set featured loads of alternatives for each gamers, however Etcheverry maintained his composure below stress. He confronted two set factors however shut the door with some stable place earlier than successful the set in a tie-break by changing his first set level after successful six of seven web factors.

Sinner elevated his sport firstly of the second set. Though he and Etcheverry exchanged breaks within the fifth and sixth video games, Sinner remained targeted and managed to stage the match at one set apiece.

Within the deciding set, regardless of Etcheverry’s robust begin and skill to avoid wasting three break factors within the first sport, Sinner’s baseline solidity proved decisive. He broke Etcheverry’s serve within the third sport and survived three break factors in a prolonged sixth sport earlier than closing the match.

It was a really powerful match, bodily [and] mentally, so I’m very joyful to get by way of this one. I felt prefer it was a troublesome set that I misplaced. I had my probabilities [to win the set], however these items can occur. Generally it’s important to wait on your probabilities, which I’ve achieved, making an attempt to remain calm mentally, and at the moment that was the important thing. Sinner on his win.

Ought to Sinner nonetheless be enjoying? I need to say that the story round his doping case doesn’t look nice. The identical individuals within the media who had been coercing gamers and followers to take irreversible medical procedures for 2 years and had been then relentlessly pushing the narrative that Zverev was responsible of home abuse are actually declaring Sinner as an harmless sufferer. Make of that what you’ll.

Alcaraz Wipes Out Wu

Carlos Alcaraz had a difficult process on Sunday, going through Chinee wildcard Wu Yibing, prevailing 7-6(5), 6-3, marking his fiftieth tour-level win of the yr. 

Chinese language gamers all the time elevate their stage when enjoying on house soil, and Alcaraz discovered himself in a precarious state of affairs, trailing 3/1 within the tie-break. Nevertheless, he held his composure to hit again, successful 6 of the next 8 factors to take the opener.

Wu, who’s had just a few accidents recently, continued to push Alcaraz within the second, however a drop in stage within the sixth sport led to a essential break for Alcaraz. From then on, Alcaraz started to canter and secured the win with conviction, ending the match with 23 winners.

He’s recovering his stage. He’s coming back from harm, however his stage deserves to be on the high. If he retains enjoying at this stage, I’m certain I’ll see him round extra typically. I’m simply actually joyful to get by way of. I don’t wish to say I used to be shocked, however it was my first time enjoying in opposition to him. He simply beat [Nicolas] Jarry simply, 6-2, 6-2, in order that’s spectacular. I needed to be targeted on enjoying my greatest. I’m not used to feeling the sentiments I had on the courtroom. He’s a extremely highly effective participant and performs robust, so I felt like I used to be not dominating the sport. Alcaraz going through Wu.

Moaning Medvedev Defeats Arnaldi

Daniil Medvedev isn’t a fan of the tennis balls utilized in Shanghai, and he’s not one to be shy about voicing his displeasure.

Nevertheless, they haven’t derailed him but as he battled previous Matteo Arnaldi 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. He’ll tackle tenth seed Stefanos Tstisipas after the Greek confidently got here by way of in opposition to Alexandre Muller.

With the climate wreaking havoc with the schedule, the pair performed below the roof, and Medvedev broke Arnaldi’s serve within the match’s opening sport, however the Italian hit again, snatching the primary set 7-5.

Nevertheless, Medvedev is probably the very best participant at grinding out wins on tour, and he dug in to discover a method by way of, enhancing his serve all through the match to maneuver into the fourth spherical as he bids to win a title in the identical metropolis twice for the primary time in his profession.

It was a really powerful match, a really shut one. I really felt like that’s the place tennis is humorous. I felt like within the first set, I used to be most likely the higher participant, had extra alternatives. I didn’t handle to [win] it, performed a nasty sport on the finish of the set. Within the different units, I believed it was nearer. Perhaps even he had the sting on a few of the moments, however that’s why tennis is loopy. You possibly can win while you don’t anticipate it, and lose while you anticipate to win, so I’m joyful to be right here once more in two days. Medvedev on his win over Arnaldi.

Relating to his complaints, has Meddy grow to be a parody of himself? Whereas I like his candid nature, it’s gone up a stage lately, and his sport has been retrograde.

Djokovic Crushes Cobolli

Novak Djokovic proved far too good for Flavio Cobolli on Tuesday, successful 6-1, 6-2, in a a lot cleaner efficiency than his match in opposition to Michelsen on Saturday.

Cobolli was considerably fortunate to defeat Wawrinka after being misattributed a degree within the sport he broke in the course of the third set (a mistake by Bernardes, which no person picked up on). He appeared sluggish early doorways, and he was dominated all through, with Djokovic putting 11 winners in a speedy 29-minute first set.

Though Cobolli initially held his floor firstly of the second set, Djokovic broke his serve within the fifth sport after which cruised to victory.

Djokovic will subsequent face Roman Safiullin, who staged a comeback to defeat a livid Frances Tiafoe 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5), with the American screaming “F**ok You” a number of occasions on the Umpire after the match because of his perception a time violation had price him the match.

The Serb, regardless of beginning he’s not significantly all for doing so, has an opportunity of creating the ATP Finals in Turin. He sits eighth within the ATP Stay Race, trailing Andrey Rublev by 220 factors.

From the start I had a transparent sport plan of what I wanted to do, staying aggressive and making an attempt to make use of each brief ball to take the initiative within the level. Cobolli was evidently exhausted after final evening’s match. I feel that has taken a toll, bodily, on him at the moment. I haven’t performed too many matches, I feel the optimistic in that’s that I’m recent, so I’m joyful to play daily [or] so long as it takes. Djokovic on his win.

Different Matches of Be aware

Tommy Paul produced a high-quality comeback in his round-of-32 match. After trailing 7-6(2), 5-1 and going through 5 match factors at 5-2, Paul took full benefit of the Chilean’s missed alternatives, finally successful 6-7(2), 7-6(6), 6-2 in a match that lasted two hours and 43 minutes.

Stefanos Tsitsipas carried out strongly in opposition to Alexandre Muller, overcoming a slight blip when serving for the match solely to interrupt to like within the last sport to return by way of 6-3 7-5. Meddy is subsequent for Tstisi, whom he trails 4-9 within the H2H.

Grigor Dimitrov appears to be like to have shaken off his bodily issues in the course of the North American hardcourt swing as he took out Alexei Popyrin 7-6(5), 6-2. Dimitrov held regular throughout a good first set earlier than dominating the second, successful 97% (33/34) of factors on his first serve.

2024 Shanghai Masters Spherical of 16 Matches