Zverev churns out win in Shanghai Masters opener
- Top seed Alexander Zverev defeated Chinese wildcard Yibing 6-4, 7-6 at the Shanghai Masters on Friday, advancing to the third round despite a second-set ankle scare.
- World number two Zverev is pursuing the year-end top ranking following Jannik Sinner's season-ending injury announcement, positioning him to end 2026 atop the standings.
- Third-Seeded Ben Shelton celebrated turning 24 by defeating Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 7-6 , while Adrian Mannarino upset sixth-seeded Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in contrasting upsets.
- Shelton will face Arthur Gea in the third round, while Rei Sakamoto defeated Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-4 and advances to play ninth-seeded Minaur next.
- Serbian veteran Novak Djokovic is set to begin his title bid later Friday against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, while Zverev next faces France's Quentin Halys in pursuit of the championship.
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Alexander remains on course to become number one in the tennis world as soon as possible. In Shanghai, he defeats Wu Yibing. However, the Chinese calculates the behavior of the German star after the match.
After Zverev's victory in Shanghai, Wu Yibing is sharply critical: the Chinese accuses him of having disturbed his rhythm with gestures and complaints.
The Germans, Alexander Zverev, today qualified Friday to the third floor of the Shanghai Masters 1,000 Tennis Championship, while the Serbs, Novak Djokovic and Italian Flavio Coboli, bid farewell to the second floor competitions.
German tennis star Alexander Zverev continues to advance to the top of the world rankings. On Friday, the 29-year-old defeated local matador Wu Yibing at the start of the Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai after a schrecksekunde 6:4,7:6(4). The US Open winner knuckled his left foot at 5:5 in the second set. After a short break, however, Zverev continued to do so. Last time in Beijing, Zverev was eliminated in the quarter-final against Novak Djo…
Alexander Zverev easily climbed into the third round of the tournament marked by the surprise qualification of Cobolli's fallen Mannarino.
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