Carlos Alcaraz needed to rally from a break down within the first set to beat Thirtieth-seeded Daniel Evans 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Monday and advance to the fourth spherical of the Shanghai Masters.
Within the second set, the Spaniard dedicated solely two unforced errors. “It was a very powerful match. It was one of many hardest matches I’ve performed exterior of the Grand Slams,” Alcaraz mentioned after the match.
“Each time I play Daniel it’s a difficult match and I’ve to play my finest to beat him. Each of us performed high-quality tennis and I’m actually joyful to get by way of,” added the 20-year-old.
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Alcaraz will subsequent face 18th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov, who beat Thirteenth-seeded Karen Khachanov 7-6 (6), 6-4.
Additionally Monday, fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev hit 35 winners as he defeated Thirty first-seeded Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-0. The Russian participant will subsequent play Twelfth-seeded Tommy Paul after the American beat 19-year-old Arthur Fils 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-4.
Wild-card Diego Schwartzman upset eighth-ranked Taylor Fritz 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) for his first win over a top-10 participant in virtually 18 months. The 31-year-old Argentine will subsequent meet Twenty second-seeded Nicolas Jarry, who beat Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (4), 6-2 within the spherical of 32.