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Alcaraz earns 10th straight win in Shanghai opener

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Beijing champ beats China's Shang

Carlos Alcaraz
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by ATP Staff

Match Report — Oct 05

Three days after beating Jannik Sinner in a three-set epic to win the Beijing title, Carlos Alcaraz picked up where he left off Saturday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The Spaniard earned his 10th consecutive win with a 6-2, 6-2 result against Chinese #NextGenATP star Shang Juncheng.

"I'm not used to playing against players younger than me," said the 21-year-old Alcaraz, two years Shang's elder. "He has been playing good tennis lately, lifting his first ATP [title in Chengdu], so I'm pretty sure he's going to climb the rankings. I'm just happy to to be able to win these kinds of matches.

"At the net he told me that it's a pleasure share the court with you. So these kinds of things that I hear from [younger players], it's great."

Always eager to put on a show, Alcaraz drew gasps from the Shanghai crowd on the third point of the match, when he followed a daring net approach with great anticipation and soft hands to bring up 0-40 in the opening game. The Spaniard won the first nine points on the stadium court and never looked back, winning four of seven break points and all seven of his net points, according to Infosys ATP Stats.


The moment of the match came early in set two, when a backtracking Alcaraz pulled off a backward flick to rescue a point. Alcaraz escaped to win that lengthy exchange, then wriggled out of trouble on the scoreboard by saving his lone break point to lead 3-1. As he closed in on the victory, a booming return drew a laugh from the overmatched Shang, who was bidding to become the first Chinese player to beat a Top 3 player in the PIF ATP Rankings.

Alcaraz will meet another Chinese star in the Shanghai third round, when he will play his first Lexus ATP Head2Head match against Wu Yibing. The third seed has not lost since his surprise second-round defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp at the US Open. Having played just three matches on the North American hard-court swings across Cincinnati and New York, the Spaniard said he is feeling fresh for the home stretch of the ATP Tour season.

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Alcaraz spoils Chinese party, defeats Wu in Shanghai

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Spaniard to face Monfils or Humbert in fourth round
October 06, 2024
Highlights: Alcaraz overcomes Wu in entertaining Shanghai 2024 clash
Carlos Alcaraz survived a stern test from Wu Yibing on Sunday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Watch live & on demand at TennisTV.com.

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Carlos Alcaraz in action against Wu Yibing on Sunday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
By ATP Staff
Carlos Alcaraz was forced to battle hard on Sunday as he earned his eleventh consecutive win to advance to the Rolex Shanghai Masters fourth round.

The World No. 2 showed glimpses of his most scintillating tennis as he soared to a 7-6(5), 6-3 win over wild card Wu Yibing, his 50th tour-level win of the year. Having clinched his fourth title of the season at the China Open earlier this week, Alcaraz remains unbeaten since his shock second-round exit at the US Open and has now claimed 100 hard-court wins.

“He is recovering his level. He’s coming back from injury, but his level deserves to be at the top for sure,” Alcaraz said of Wu. “If he keeps playing at this level, I’m pretty sure I’m going to see him around more often. I’m just really happy to get through.

“I don’t want to say I was surprised, but it was the first time I was playing against him. He just beat [Nicolas] Jarry really easily, 6-2, 6-2, so that’s impressive. I had to be focused on playing my best. I’m not used to feeling the feelings I had on the court. He is a really powerful player, plays really strong, so I felt like I was not dominating the game.”

Chinese men’s tennis has undergone an eye-catching rise during the Asian swing, but Alcaraz is proving to spoil the party after he defeated #NextGenATP star Shang Juncheng in his Shanghai opener.

Leading 3/1 in the tie-break, Wu appeared to be in a strong position to clinch the opening set but Alcaraz held his nerve to storm into the lead. The Spaniard, who found himself in a similar position on Wednesday in the deciding set of the Beijing final against Jannik Sinner, was again able to reproduce a thrilling tie-break comeback.

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For large parts of the opening set, Wu ignited some of the tennis that helped him become China’s first ATP Tour champion in Dallas in 2023. Although he lost the tie-break, he continued to push Alcaraz in the second set.

The 24-year-old dug deep and made Alcaraz work for his service games but a slight lapse in concentration in the sixth game handed the Spaniard an ultimately decisive break. From there, Alcaraz kept his foot on the gas and crossed the finish line with conviction, finishing with 23 winners in his victory, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

Alcaraz is set to face either Gael Monfils or Tokyo finalist Ugo Humbert for a spot in the last eight in Shanghai.

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