Three minutes, the referee called. Alcaraz and Wu rush the warm-up. In his first match, No. 2 is the No. 560 in the world, a lower ranking due to a long absence of seven months due to injury. That doesn’t change the prediction. If the Murcian does not advance to the second round, it will be a big surprise.
Alcaraz lost in the draw
He chose Wu, but he did so at Alcaraz’s will. The Chinese tennis player chooses to serve, Alcaraz subtracts, that’s what he wants. The Murcian always asks to be deducted.
Wu and Alcaraz entered the court
An hour late, third round match of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, where Alcaraz fights for the second time. He made the second round in 2023, losing to Grigor Dimitrov. In better shape at this point in the season, recent champion Beijing. Won ten games in a row.
The chair umpire makes sure everyone is ready
The American Greg Allensworth will referee the match. Everything is ready for their arrival Alcaraz and Wu, called to go to the court of the main stadium in Shanghai, the only one with a roof, the only one where there were matches today: 4, out of 8 scheduled for singles in the third round of the upper part of draw
Official start time: 1:30 pm
Confirmed. In just five minutes, Alcaraz and Wu will appear at the central station. One hour late because it was a very long day Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner they suffered defeat Matteo Arnaldi and Tomás Martín Etcheverry, respectively.
Alcaraz and Wu, ready for their fight
50 minutes later than usual, the afternoon session begins at the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000. The stage lights are off, a set of LEDs in the first ring announcing that they’re about to hit the dance floor Carlos Alcaraz and Yibing Wu. Third round match, the best won’t face their round of 16 opponent until tomorrow, Monday. Rain causes chaos in the match programme.
One hour delay in Alcaraz-Wu
The change to the daily afternoon session delayed the match between Alcaraz and Wu too much. It is scheduled no earlier than 12:30 pm, it will be played around 1:30 pm, seven thirty in the afternoon in Shanghai.
Shanghai Solomonic Decision
The thirteen postponed games (9 in the second round and 4 in the third) are scheduled for Monday.
On Tuesday will be played the round of 16 of the upper part, with Sinnner, Medvedev and Alcaraz (if he wins today), and the third round of the lower part. Djokovic will have two days without competition, he will not play this Monday.
Chaos with the Shanghai program
Second day in a row with rain causing delays and cancellations on the outer slopes, all but the center, the only one with a retractable roof.
The box part Alcaraz The day will end with four suspended games in the third round.
The box part Alcaraz The day will end with four suspended games in the third round.
The delay is greater in the lower part of the draw, with 9 games still in the third round accumulating two days of problems. Djokovicit’s in the third, unopposed, who will come out Wawrinka-Cobolliwhich should have been played on Saturday, will do so on Monday.
When will Alcaraz play again if he wins today?
Their round of 16 match is scheduled for Tuesday, should they beat Wu today. He had no known rival until this Monday, since the French Gael Monfils and Ugo Humbert They returned to the hotel without playing, just like the other players. Only four games have been saved, the one in the middle, with the retractable roof. It rained all day in Shanghai.
The reason for the delay of the Alcaraz fight
The daytime game invaded their space because the two games lasted a long time, the Medvedev and Sinners. People in the morning should be evacuated and people in the afternoon should be allowed in. They are two different lockers. We were half an hour late, waiting for the central office to clean up Alcaraz and Wu.
A rival who overcame Nicolás Jarry
Yibing Wu defeated the Indian in the first round Sumit Nagal (6-3, 6-3), but what stood out from all was his win in the second, overpowering the Chilean. Nicholas Jarry by 6-2 and 6-1. The South American, it is true, is not in a good moment, but the penalty is relevant.
Alcaraz, to continue the winning streak
Davis Cup, Laver Cup, ATP 500 title in Beijing. It’s a ten-match winning streak for the Murcian, who opened his participation in the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 with a loss yesterday Juncheng Shang by 6-2 and 6-2.
Day of suffering from favorites
The first two games of the day are long in the middle, so they overlap with the afternoon game, which opens in a few minutes Alcaraz and Wu.
Daniel Medvedev who was penalized one point for passing balls up his butt (he did not like balls being used, which he considered bad), suffered to lose Matteo Arnaldi by 5-7, 6-4 and 6-4.
Jannik Sinner have to go back to Tomas Martín Etcheverry 6-7 (3), 6-4 and 6-2.
Unpublished Alcaraz match
Carlos Alcaraz21 years old and world No. 2, faces Yibing Wu24 years old and number 560, for the first time. The low ranking of the Chinese player is due to repeated injuries. He was out for seven months before returning last spring. He became world number 54 and has an ATP title.
Clearing the stands in Shanghai
Once the Sinner-Etcheverry match is over, the central stand should be vacated, as Alcaraz-Wu will open another session, in the afternoon. Another different box office.
Rain in Shanghai
Only four matches were kept from the original program, played on center court, the only one with a roof. Others, canceled until tomorrow, which caused a major delay in the original program. Today’s winners will not know what opponent awaits them in the round of 16.
Sinner ends before Alcaraz
The second turn of the central office ends, with victory for Jannik Sinner in Tomás Martín Etcheverry of 6-7 (3), 6-4 and 6-2. Number one, until the round of 16.
The day session ends, Carlos Alcaraz and Yibing Wu They will inaugurate the afternoon session. We have to wait a few minutes for the start of the match. We will tell you.
Carlos Alcaraz, a bit late
Hello, good morning, we will start the live coverage of the fight between Carlos Alcaraz and Yibing Wu, scheduled no earlier than 12:30 pm It will start in a few minutes, it will still be at Jannik Sinner headquarters.
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