Jannik Sinner, di young Italian tennis star, don dey make waves for di Shanghai Masters. On Wednesday, him avenge im defeat to Ben Shelton from last year’s tournament with a 6-4, 7-6 (1) victory. Dis win spoil Shelton’s 22nd birthday celebration and improve Sinner’s record against di American to 4-1.
Sinner’s performance for di match be impressive, especially im break in di ninth game of di first set which separate di two players. For di second set, both players dominate on their own serve before Sinner speed away in di tiebreak, winning di last seven points of di match to advance to im seventh ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal of di year.
Sinner’s next opponent go be fifth-ranked Daniil Medvedev, who earlier beat long-time rival Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (3), 6-3. Medvedev’s match against Tsitsipas be dramatic, with Tsitsipas launching into a minutes-long rant against di chair umpire Fergus Murphy over a time violation call and initially refusing to continue playing.
In another match, second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz continue im winning streak with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over French veteran Gael Monfils. Alcaraz, who won di China Open last week, needed all im shot-making abilities to outmaneuver di 38-year-old Monfils.
