Daniil Medvedev advanced to the third round of the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
The 2019 champion Daniil Medvedev (Russia) advanced to the third round of the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai hard court tournament with prize money of 9 million USD.
The 5th-seeded Daniil Medvedev defeated Thiago Seyboth Wild (Brazil) 2-0 (7:5, 7:5) after making decisive breaks in the 11th game of both sets. The Russian’s next opponent will be Matteo Arnaldi (Italy).
The 10th-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) also advances to the third round after defeating Kei Nishikori (Japan) by 2-0 (7:6(6), 6:4).
The 18th-seeded Felix Auger Aliassime (Canada) dropped out in the second round after losing to Alexandre Muller (Frace) by 0-2 (3:6, 2:6).
The 11th-seeded Tommy Paul (USA) eliminated Fabio Fognini (Italy) by 2-0 (6:1, 6:3), and 16th-seeded Ben Shelton (USA) defeated Denis Shapovalov (Canada) by 2-0 (6:3, 7:5).
French tennis players Gael Monfils and Ugo Humbert also won their matches today. Gael Monfils prevailed over Sebastian Baez (Argentina) with 2-1 (6:3, 4:6, 6:4), and Ugo Humbert defeated his compatriot Arthur Cazaux with 2-0 (6:3, 6:2).
