The round of 16 draw for the Shanghai Masters 1000 is now complete, with all matches from the lower half of the bracket—featuring No. 2 and No. 4 seeds Zverev and Djokovic—concluded.
The Serbian champion faced the only Italian in action today, Flavio Cobolli, but unfortunately for the Roman, there was little he could do. Nole secured a swift victory in just over an hour (1 hour and 4 minutes), winning 6-1, 6-2, and advancing to the round of 16 where he will face Russia’s Safiullin. The upset of the day came from Tiafoe, who was eliminated after three hours of play and a contentious final tiebreak. The American left the court without shaking hands with the chair umpire, expressing his frustration instead.
All other seeds progressed: Zverev overcame Griekspoor after a third-set tiebreak, while Fritz, Tsitsipas, and Rune won their matches against Muller, Watanuki, and Lehecka, respectively, in straight sets. Dimitrov and Shelton also secured victories. Shelton will face Jannik Sinner in the round of 16, with the match scheduled for tomorrow.
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Other key matches in the next round include Rune vs. Fritz and Tsitsipas vs. Medvedev. Meanwhile, No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz will face Monfils, who recently defeated the Spaniard in their last meeting in Cincinnati. Should Sinner win against Shelton, a potential quarterfinal clash with Medvedev awaits, with a possible semifinal showdown against Alcaraz. The Shanghai Masters 1000 is heating up.
