Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev made strong starts to the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, both winning in straight sets to sail through to the third round.
Italy’s Jannik Sinner is also through after battling out an intense first set — saving four set points — against the United States’ Marcos Giron.But the Frenchman regained ground in the second, sending 20-year-old Alcaraz scurrying from side to side of the court.“There were no ups and downs on my game,” said Alcaraz when asked what had pleased him the most about his performance.
The loss dealt a blow to his plan to close the gap on the absent Novak Djokovic at the top of the rankings with strong performances in China. “ long tournament ahead, with a lot of strong players, starting from my next match,” said Medvedev at the end.Medvedev won the 2019 title, but for the next three years the tournament was cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The crowd giggled as he played up his surprise for comic effect, before carefully handing over the insect, which had settled on one of his tennis balls, to great applause.
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