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 acquired to see Stan Wawrinka choose up one in every 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 gained. One match stays excellent: Alex Michelsen vs. particular exempt Yunchaokete Bu. The winner will face Novak Djokovic within the second spherical.

You may see the entire listing 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, at the least the place profitable matches is anxious, and he headed into his conflict with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, having not gained a match since Wimbledon and a 6-13 document on tour up to now 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 additional, combating his manner via 7-6(2), 7-6(6) to arrange a second-round match with Flavio Cobolli.

It’s been a very powerful yr up to now, however I’m not getting youthful so I’m making an attempt to maintain pushing myself. I’m pleased with the match tonight. I feel it was a very good degree. I used to be taking part in 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 throughout the North American hardcourt swing, however he by no means actually acquired going.

He then retired in Tokyo with an belly concern, so I wasn’t too optimistic about his possibilities in Shanghai. Nonetheless, he’s into spherical 2 after a slender 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 glad 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 typically, I’ve been interested by how you can be wholesome, which I’ve grown a bit bored with. I’ve been working arduous to have the ability to suppose as little as doable about this. It was one of many objectives of the match. Not to consider my situation, to benefit from the match and the environment, which I did. Berrettini on his win.

Different Matches of Word

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 kind 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 one in every 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 gained at the least 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 as a result of 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. At present 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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