Shanghai Masters 2024 Spherical 1 Recap

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 obtained to see Stan Wawrinka decide up certainly 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 tough 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 record 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 Information A lot Wanted Victory

Stan Wawrinka hasn’t had a good time this season, no less than the place successful 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, however, is having a breakthrough season, touchdown his first ATP title in Lyon, but it surely was Stan who discovered that little bit further, preventing his approach 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 feel it was a extremely good stage. I used to be enjoying actually good, among the finest 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 obtained going.

He then retired in Tokyo with an belly problem, 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 joyful 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 excited about the way to be wholesome, which I’ve grown a bit uninterested in. I’ve been working laborious to have the ability to assume as little as doable about this. It was one of many targets 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 Observe

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 courtroom protection. He’ll face Sebastian Baez within the second spherical.

Marin Cilic couldn’t preserve his type from Hangzhou, as Arthur Cazaux secured a stable 6-4, 6-4 win towards him. The victory arrange an all-French second-round conflict with Tokyo finalist Ugo Humbert, and Cazaux was certainly one of 4 French gamers to win on the opening day in Shanghai.

Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-2, 6-2, to realize 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 attributable to 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 at last, Japanese wildcard Kei Nishikori superior to the second spherical by defeating Mariano Navone 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Presently ranked No. 200, Nishikori will face No. 10 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in his subsequent match.

2024 Shanghai Masters Spherical of 64 Matches

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