Carlos Alcaraz debuts in the Shanghai Masters with a sweeping win

He doesn't stop winning. When Carlos Alcaraz is in form there is no stopping him on the ATP circuit and, less than 48 hours after beating Jannik Sinner in Beijing, he has reached the third round of the Shanghai Masters after defeating the Chinese player Juncheng Shang in two comfortable sets (6-2/6-2).

He was grateful for the extra day of rest that the organization gave him, displaying his best game and annihilating an opponent who had no choice. The backhand worked again to the wonders as against Sinner in their previous meeting and when that happens it is very difficult to compete against Carlitos.

Thus, with a couple of breaks per set and taking advantage of four of the seven break points he had during the clash, the Murcian finished with his rival also being very effective with his serve (78% of points won with his first serves and 67 with the second just 53% with the first and 41% with the second of his rival).

His opponent in the second round will be Chinese ace Yibing Wu, who destroyed the favorite, the Chilean Nicolás Jarry, in two sets. Bad times for a South American player who has entered a bad dynamic of game and results lately. In theory, he should have no problems to pass through to the fourth round.

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