The tennis season is drawing to a close, a time that traditionally lends itself to surprises. Undoubtedly, this is the case at the Shanghai Masters 1000, where the favorites are dropping like flies.
If in the second round (seeds are exempt from playing in the first) Alexander Zverev (9) and Holger Rune (3) say goodbye, in third is the turn of Daniil Medvedev (2), Taylor Fritz (7) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (4)who still seems to be a shadow of his tennis player.
This Tuesday came the turn of the round of 16, and the first match of the day left us with the first surprise. Casper Ruud (8) surprises Fabian Marozsanwhich was won 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4.
The Hungarian, the executioner of Carlos Alcaraz in the last Masters 1000 in Romeput together a sensational performance against a powerless Ruud who still hasn’t found his best version after reaching the Roland Garros final at the beginning of June.
The match, which lasted 2 hours and 38 minutes, was settled in three sets, the first of which was broken in a tie break, where Ruud only got three points; The Norwegian took second (6-3) but finally fell in the third set (4-6).
Marozsan, ranked 91st in the international rankings, thus qualified first for the quarterfinals, where must face the winner of the duel between the Polish Hubert Hurkacz and the Chinese Zhizhen Zhangto close the day.
so, The tournament seems destined for a final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. The man from Murcia will face Grigor Dimitrov this Wednesday, and his opponent in the quarterfinals will be the winner of the match between Nicolás Jarry and Diego Schwartzman. Andrey Rublev or Tommy Paul will await in a hypothetical semifinals.
For his part, Sinner is looking for a spot in the quarterfinals against Ben Shelton, with Cerúndolo or Korda as possible rivals. Hubert Hurkacz or Marozsan is their last obstacle before the expected duel with Alcaraz.
Source: La Verdad
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