Two qualified representatives of the new generation of American tennis competing in a derby to seize the semi-finalist place for the first time in a Masters 1000 ATP tournament, at the open event in Shanghai once they were left behind. Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner.
Sebastian Korda23 years old and world number 26, won the prize at the expense of his countryman Ben Sheltonwho is only 21 and occupies the twentieth place in the ranking.
Korda’s great success, 6-7 (10), 6-2 and 7-6 (6) in 2h.54′. He suffered as he missed two balls to go 5-2 and serve in the third set, seeing how the inexhaustible Shelton survived the first five match points in the tiebreak, making it 6-6 from 1 -6.
It will be difficult for him to close Korda in an amazing fight. He is more composed and shows complete tennis, without holes and with a lot of technical finesse. Shelton, a torpedo that expresses every feeling, exploding with every ball.
Conflict of style and character. Two exceptional tennis players with high goals. Seb Korda is recovering after months of suffering from a wrist injury, while Shelton confirmed the good signs shown in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and the semifinals of the US Open.
Korda will face the Pole in the semi-finals on Saturday Hubert Hurkaczwith more experience in this round of the Masters 1000 (sixth appearance, current balance of 2-3) and defeated the Hungarian Fabian Maroszan by 4-6, 6-1 and 6-3.
This Friday, it’s time for two more quarterfinal matches. The butcher of Carlos Alcarazthe Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the Chilean is measured Nicholas Jarrynot before 10:30 am The only top-10 in contention, the Russian Andrey Rublevintersects with French Ugo Humbertnot before 2:00 pm
Source: La Verdad
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