The opening spherical on the 2024 Shanghai Rolex Masters is full, with a number of qualifiers and wildcards progressing into the second spherical.
With the highest 32 seeds all receiving a bye, there was little ‘headline’ motion over the primary two days, however followers bought to see Stan Wawrinka decide up considered one of his finest wins shortly by defeating Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in two tie-break units.
Former world quantity six Matteo Berrettini additionally moved into the spherical of 64, seeing off the difficult Christopher O’Connell and allaying fears he’d suffered a reoccurrence of an belly harm after his withdrawal from Tokyo towards Arthur Fils.
Wildcards Kei Nishikori, Yibing Wu, and Yi Zhou additionally received. One match stays excellent: Alex Michelsen vs. particular exempt Yunchaokete Bu. The winner will face Novak Djokovic within the second spherical.
You’ll be able to see the whole checklist of outcomes from the spherical of 128 under.
Shanghai Masters 2024 Spherical of 128 Outcomes
| Winner | Loser | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|
| Taro Daniel | Egor Gerasimov (Q) | 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | Pablo Carreno Busta (PR) | 7-6(5), 6-2 |
| Roberto Carballes Baena | Roberto Baustista Agut | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| Denis Shapovalov (Q) | Lorenzo Sonego | 7-6(5) 7-6(8) |
| Kei Nishikori (WC) | Mario Navone | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| Alexander Muller | Luca Nardi | 4-6 6-1 6-1 |
| Zachary Svajda (Q) | Adrian Mannarino | 6-3 1-6 6-0 |
| Thiago Seyboth Wild | Dan Evans (Q) | 6-2 4-6 7-6(3) |
| Jerry Shang | Coleman Wong | 6-4 6-4 |
| Yibing Wu (WC) | Sumit Nagal | 6-3 6-3 |
| Gael Monfils | Damir Dzhumur | 6-4 6-3 |
| Arthur Cazaux | Marin Cilic (PR) | 6-4 6-4 |
| Fabio Fognini | Luciano Darderi | 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 |
| Arthur Rinderknech | Reilly Opelka (PR) | 6-4 7-6(5) |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | Gabriel Diallo (Q) | 7-5 7-6(7) |
| Aleksandar Vukic (Q) | Corentin Moutet | 2-6 6-3 6-4 |
| Jakub Mensik | Pedro Martinez | 6-1 5-7 6-4 |
| Alexander Shevchenko | Ramkumar Ramanathan (Q) | 6-1 7-6(3) |
| Miomir Kecmanovic | Rinky Hijikata | 6-2 6-2 |
| Zizou Bergs | Zhizhen Zhang | 6-4 6-3 |
| Yi Zhou (WC) | Yoshihito Nishioka | 4-2 RET |
| Roman Safiullin | Beibit Zhukayev (Q) | 7-6(0) 6-4 |
| Stan Wawrinka (WC) | Giovanni Mpethsi Perricard | 7-6(2) 7-6(6) |
| Terence Atmane (Q) | Alexsandar Kovacevic | 6-4 7-6(4) |
| Yosuke Watanuki (Q) | Pavel Kotov | 6-7(6) 6-4 7-5 |
| Jaume Munar | Hugo Gaston | 6-3 6-3 |
| Matteo Berrettini | Christopher O’Connell | 7-6(9) 7-6(5) |
| David Goffin | James Duckworth | 6-4 6-2 |
| Marcos Giron | Li Tu (Q) | 6-1 7-6(4) |
| Tallon Griekspoor | Facundo Diaz Acosta | 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 |
| Mattia Bellucci (Q) | Billy Harris (LL) | 6-3 6-4 |
Wawrinka Data A lot Wanted Victory
Stan Wawrinka hasn’t had a good time this season, no less than the place profitable matches is worried, and he headed into his conflict with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, having not received a match since Wimbledon and a 6-13 file on tour to date for the season.
The Frenchman, alternatively, is having a breakthrough season, touchdown his first ATP title in Lyon, however it was Stan who discovered that little bit further, combating his means by means of 7-6(2), 7-6(6) to arrange a second-round match with Flavio Cobolli.
It’s been a extremely powerful yr to date, however I’m not getting youthful so I’m making an attempt to maintain pushing myself. I’m proud of the match tonight. I believe it was a extremely good degree. I used to be taking part in actually good, probably the greatest matches of the yr for me. He’s such an aggressive participant. It was nice to be right here, a lot assist right here, so I’m having fun with my time in China. Wawrinka on his win.
Berrettini Cracks O’Connell
After his win in Kitzbuhel a few months again, I used to be anticipating Berrettini to go on a little bit of a tear-up in the course of the North American hardcourt swing, however he by no means actually bought going.
He then retired in Tokyo with an belly concern, so I wasn’t too optimistic about his possibilities in Shanghai. Nonetheless, he’s into spherical 2 after a slim victory over Australian Christopher O’Connell. Berrettini secured a 7-6(9), 7-6(6) win, hitting 33 winners, together with 11 aces, as recorded by Infosys ATP Stats. The match lasted two hours and 13 minutes, marking Berrettini’s first victory. If he’s okay bodily and will get previous Holger Rune, I can see him going deep.
I’m completely satisfied to be again right here and wholesome. I’ve by no means performed him, so I didn’t know what to anticipate. Mentally it’s been powerful… Too usually, I’ve been fascinated by learn how to be wholesome, which I’ve grown a bit bored with. I’ve been working onerous to have the ability to suppose as little as attainable about this. It was one of many objectives of the match. Not to consider my situation, to benefit from the match and the ambiance, which I did. Berrettini on his win.
Different Matches of Be aware
Elsewhere, Gael Monfils started his marketing campaign with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Damir Dzumhur. The 38-year-old hit 22 winners and wasn’t deterred by Dzhumur’s speedy court docket protection. He’ll face Sebastian Baez within the second spherical.
Marin Cilic couldn’t preserve his kind from Hangzhou, as Arthur Cazaux secured a strong 6-4, 6-4 win towards him. The victory arrange an all-French second-round conflict with Tokyo finalist Ugo Humbert, and Cazaux was considered one of 4 French gamers to win on the opening day in Shanghai.
Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-2, 6-2, to attain his first hardcourt win in over a yr. The victory meant Kecmanovic has received no less than one match in any respect 9 ATP Masters 1000 occasions. He capitalised on Hijikata’s 5 double faults and can subsequent meet Alexei Popyrin.
Chinese language wild card Yi Zhou superior previous Yoshihito Nishioka when the Japanese participant retired because of a again harm whereas main 4-2. Zhou, who’s making a late run to look in Jeddah, will face thirteenth seed Frances Tiafoe subsequent.
And eventually, Japanese wildcard Kei Nishikori superior to the second spherical by defeating Mariano Navone 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. At the moment ranked No. 200, Nishikori will face No. 10 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in his subsequent match.
2024 Shanghai Masters Spherical of 64 Matches
- Jannik Sinner (1) vs Taro Daniel
- Botic van de Zandschulp vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry (31)
- Arthur Fils (21) vs Roberto Carballes Baena
- Denis Shapovalov (Q) vs Ben Shelton (14)
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (10) vs Kei Nishikori (WC)
- Alexander Muller vs Felix Auger-Aliassime (18)
- Matteo Arnaldi (29) vs Zachary Svajda (Q)
- Thiago Seyboth Wild vs Daniil Medvedev (5)
- Carlos Alcaraz (3) vs Jerry Shang
- Yibing Wu (WC) vs Nicolas Jarry (25)
- Sebastian Baez (22) vs Gael Monfils
- Arthur Cazaux vs Ugo Humbert (16)
- Tommy Paul (11) vs Fabio Fognini
- Arthur Rinderknech vs Alejandro Tabilo (19)
- Tomas Machac (30) vs Alejandro Dadvidovich Fokina
- Aleksandar Vukic (Q) vs Casper Ruud (8)
- Andrey Rublev (6) vs Jakub Mensik
- Andrey Shevchenko vs Francisco Cerundolo (27)
- Alexei Popyrin (20) vs Miomir Kecmanovic
- Zizou Bergs vs Grigor Dimitrov (9)
- Frances Tiafoe (13) vs Yi Zhou (WC)
- Romn Safiullin vs Alexandrer Bublik (23)
- Flavio Cobolli (28) vs Stan Wawrinka (WC)
- Alex Michelsen / Yunchaokete Bu vs Novak Djokovic (4)
- Taylor Fritz (7) vs Terence Atmane (Q)
- Yosuke Watanuki (Q) vs Brandon Nakashima (32)
- Jiri Lehecka (33) vs Jaume Munar
- Matteo Berrettini vs Holger Rune (12)
- Lorenzo Musetti (15) vs David Goffin
- Marcos Giron vs Karen Khachanov (24)
- Jordan Thompson (26) vs Tallon Griekspoor
- Mattia Bellucci (Q) vs Alexander Zverev (2)
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