At the Masters tournament in Shanghai, Alexander Zverev has a day off today before his duel against Tallon Griekspoor or Jordan Thompson tomorrow. The Hamburger could use this to watch colleagues like Stefanos Tsitsipas or Holger Rune, all of whom are in demand in China’s largest city. You can find out how things are going at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in our tennis tracker throughout the day.
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5:56 p.m. – MATCH WIN COBOLLI – The Italian wins 2-1 against Stan Wawrinka. With a 6:7 7:6 6:3 we go into the next round in Shanghai!
2:21 p.m. – MATCH WIN RUNE – It was a tough job, but the favorite prevailed. After losing the first set, Holger Rune turned the game around against Matteo Berrettini and ended up winning 4:6, 6:4, 6:3. The Dane was able to improve from rally to rally in a high-class match and brought the match home in just over two hours. Next up is the highly rated Czech Jiri Lehecka.
To the match center: Matteo Berrettini vs. Holger Rune
11:34 am – Once again the rain is thwarting the organizers’ plans in Shanghai. After at least one and a half rain-free hours at midday (local time) allowed the game to begin, the heavens opened again, as in the last few days, and did not allow any matches on the outdoor courts. It is now clear that, for example, the duel between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexandre Muller will be postponed until tomorrow.
Today only two games can take place under a closed roof at the Masters tournament: At the start of the night session from 12:30 p.m. German time, the Italian Matteo Berrettini challenges the Dane Holger Rune, later old master Stan Wawrinka meets Flavio Cobolli.
9:39 am – Taylor Fritz reached the next round in Shanghai and also won the second part of the game against Frenchman Terence Atmane that was interrupted yesterday. However, the US Open finalist had to work hard and went to the tiebreak twice, but in the end it was 7:6 (7:4), 7:6 (7:5). The Japanese Yosuke Watanuki is now waiting in the next round.
Zum Match-Center: Taylor Fritz vs. Terence Atmane
7:00 am – At this year’s Rolex Shanghai Masters, some top-class players will have to be patient. With rain in the city throughout the weekend, nine second-round games were postponed or rescheduled. In-form Taylor Fritz will be looking to maintain the momentum after reaching the US Open final and continue his match with French qualifier Terence Atmane in the first game of the day.
His compatriot Frances Tiafoe will begin his fifth campaign in Shanghai, with the US 13th seed taking on China’s Zhou Yi. It is the first professional meeting between the two.
Denmark’s Holger Rune, who benefited from a first-round bye, will play his first tournament in Shanghai this year when he opens the night session against Matteo Berrettini. The Italian, a former top 10 player, was a semi-finalist in 2019. It was his last visit to the tournament after he had to withdraw from 2023 due to injury.
To the match center: Matteo Berrettini vs. Holger Rune
„I like the conditions here. I know it’s been five years and a lot has changedsaid Berrettini about his fourth match with Rune, who won in three sets in their last meeting at the Cincinnati Masters in August. “Holger played well last week so it’s always a tough game against him. We played in Cincinnati a few months ago. I expect a close game, but at the same time I have the confidence to go out on the court and win the match.“
It starts at 11:00 a.m. German time with number 10 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who wants to improve his previous best performance in Shanghai (semi-finals 2019). He meets Frenchman Alexandre Muller in the third round – also a debut on the tour.
Zum Match-Center: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Alexandre Muller
Looking back to yesterday
It should come as no surprise to anyone that Carlos Alcaraz held his own against the second Chinese in his second test in Shanghai. But how his opponent Yibing Wu presented himself and what tasks he was able to set the Spaniard also made a big impression on the superstar himself. “He’s a really strong player. I felt like I didn’t dominate the game. Those are feelings I’m not used to. He hit the ball harder than me.” More info
German number one Alexander Zverev, on the other hand, had no game after he confidently mastered his opening hurdle on Saturday. On the nine holes next to the Players Lounge, however, things run like clockwork: the Hamburger always holes safely on the beautiful mini golf course of the Shanghai Masters and proudly shows off the rankings as the overall leader. His rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner did not appear at the top here for the time being. More info
For the women, however, a title was already awarded on Sunday. For the second time in her career, the young American Coco Gauff was able to lift a trophy at Masters level after she confidently beat Czech Karolina Muchova 6:1, 6:3 in Beijing. The tournament, worth over a million dollars, also allowed her to return to fourth place in the world rankings. More info
The most important games on Monday
ab 7:00 Uhr: Taylor Fritz vs. Terence Atmane (ATP Shanghai)
not before 11:00 a.m.: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Alexandre Muller (ATP Shanghai)
not before 12:30 p.m.: Matteo Berrettini vs. Holger Rune (ATP Shanghai)
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