30-0 Alcaraz. Now Monfils misses with a backhand, also long. His intentions are clear. Better to fail than to leave short balls, to make the Spanish tennis player as uncomfortable as possible.
Lahyani misses Monfils’ parallel right, which calls for a hawk’s eye to confirm that the referee is correct.
15-0 Alcaraz.
Carlos Alcaraz – Gael Monfils 1-2
I play 15 Monfils. Calm down, wait for the storm because of these two players at some point the atmosphere will heat up.
30-0 Monfils. Match still without spark, to start the same, which are certain explosive tennis players, who like high-tempo and amazing points.
Carlos Alcaraz – Gael Monfils 1-1
Comfortable serve turn for Alcaraz. I play at 15.
Jannik Sinner defeated Ben Shelton, 6-4 and 7-6 (1). A rival awaits in the match dominated by Daniil Medvedev against Stefanos Tsitsipas, 7-6 (3), 1-2.
40-15 Alcaraz. Outdoor match, the previous two were played indoors. Other conditions. A question of adaptation.
15-15 Good first serve from Alcaraz. He has produced a good level of service in the two previous games, against Juncheng Shang and Yibing Wu.
0-15 Monfils. Alcaraz, who had not competed for two days, had a poor grip on the forehand ball. It’s like starting the tournament again.
Carlos Alcaraz – Gael Monfils 0-1
I played 15 Monfils, unfazed by the first double fault. One of the well-known veterans of the circuit at 38 years old.
30-15 Monfils. He inaugurated the double fault box, aces one also debuts.
0-15 Alcaraz. The match starts with a double fault from Monfils.
Carlos Alcaraz – Gael Monfils 0-0
The game has started, Gael Monfils serves. Midday in Shanghai, sunny today after three days of rain.
Gael Monfils won the draw
The French chose to serve. Carlos Alcaraz will stay, because he wants to start. Both were satisfied.
The players are starting to warm up. A few minutes before the start of this round of 16 duel. Alcaraz has won 50 of 59 games this seasonis in a good moment of form, as he appeared as champion in Beijing just a week ago today.
Two days without a fight
Carlos Alcaraz He went to the second round on Sunday. He has been without a fight for two days. The game was supposed to be yesterday, Tuesday, but the rain prevented it. Gael Monfils can resolve his conflict with Ugo Humbertwhich he removed on Tuesday.
In Shanghai there was only one roofed stadium, the main one, which caused the program to be delayed. Tomorrow, Thursday, quarterfinal duel for whoever wins, fight Tommy Paul or Tomas Macacwho have not yet started their appointment today.
Ready to take the players to the court
They were already in the tunnel that led to the center court. Gael Monfils will enter first and then Carlos Alcaraz, in reverse order of world ranking.
Carlos Alcaraz, on a roll
He has won his last eleven matches, he has not lost since the second round of the US Open match Botic Van de Zandschulp.
The Swede will referee the match Mohamed Lahyani, that yesterday he was with her Alexander Zverev several times. There are many gross errors in the last tournaments, the players are angry.
Carlos Alcaraz He complained in Beijing that the 25″ serve countdown started immediately, without giving him a break. He even lost serve for a second violation.
Day of revenge for Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz, 21 years old and world No. 2, he dominates the series with Gael Monfils, 38 years old and number 46, 2-1, but lost the most recent precedent in this duel that we will experience in a few minutes in the round of 16 in Shanghai.
Monfils won for the first, and for now only, at Cincinnati by 4-6, 7-5 (5) and 6-4. In the middle of Alcaraz’s crisis, in that match he broke one of his rackets by hitting the ground.
In the same season, in Miami, Carlos won 6-2 and 6-4, as he did in Indian Wells 2022, 7-5 and 6-1.
The sinner is in the quarterfinals
The world number one did not disappoint. Fourteen tournaments were played this season, fourteen of which they reached at least the quarterfinals. He beat the American Ben Shelton by 6-4 and 7-6 (1). will meet Daniil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitsipas.
In the second shift of the morning session, there was finally a day, Rafa Nadal and Gael Monfils.
Carlos Alcaraz, on the track within minutes
Hello good morning. Free center court for Carlos Alcaraz and Gael Monfils. Round of 16 match of Shanghai ATP Masters 1000. We start the live coverage of the match.
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