Top seed Zverev digs deep to reach Shanghai last 16
Zverev saved two match points before closing out Quentin Halys and setting up a fourth-round meeting with Alexander Bublik.
- On Sunday, top-seeded Alexander Zverev defeated Frenchman Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-7 , 6-3 at the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters to reach the last 16.
- World number two Zverev threatens Jannik Sinner's top ranking; the Italian remains sidelined in Shanghai due to injury, opening the door for the 29-year-old to usurp him.
- Zverev cut a frustrated figure, barking at his corner, while clinching the first set against 48th-ranked Halys in 38 minutes before breaking serve early in the deciding set.
- In the last 16, Zverev will face Alexander Bublik, who rallied to beat Brandon Nakashima 6-7 , 6-3, 7-6 in a separate match.
- "This year I have been picking my tournaments and places where I want to peak," Zverev said, noting two Grand Slam titles. Meanwhile, world number three Carlos Alcaraz faces Belgium's Zizou Bergs on Monday.
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US Open champion Alexander Zverev advances in Shanghai Masters third round, Ben Shelton beaten
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev let two match points slip in the second-set tiebreaker before winning 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3 against Quentin Halys at the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters. The U.S. Open champion never gave up a break-point chance in the third-round…
Third and last Frenchman hired in Shanghai on Sunday, Quentin Halys held the high dracée at the world number 2 Alexander Zverev, but was too irregular to beat him.
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