MATCH REPORT | 2024 Shanghai Masters: Carlos Alcaraz survives stern test from home hero Yibing Wu

Sunday, 06 October 2024 at 15:20

After his debut in the Shanghai Masters 2024 last Saturday, October 5, a day later Carlos Alcaraz had to face a tough challenge against the local hero Wu Yibing in search of the qualification for the round of 16 of the tournament.

Although the first set was very complicated, Carlitos managed to take the match in two sets (7-6, 6-3) to qualify to the round of 16 where he will face the winner of the match between Gael Monfils and Ugo Humbert.

Alcaraz suffers to win the first set

In the first set, the opening games were played with both players very solid with their respective serves. In fact, the first break point would not come until 4-4, with Yibing on serve. Alcaraz managed to get 14-40, but the Chinese added 4 consecutive points to turn the situation around and put the 4-5 in their favor.

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Except for those two break opportunities that Carlitos had, he was not going to see a single one more in the whole set, which meant that the two players went 6-6 to the tiebreak to see who would end up taking it. In the tie break, Wu Yibing started pressuring Carlos Alcaraz with a mini break that left him 0-2 up.

However, the Spaniard was to respond quickly with another mini break to get 2-3, and go to the change of side with 3-3 on the scoreboard. Even so, the Chinese again surprised Alcaraz with another mini break that left him 3-4 up and with two serves. But Carlitos recovered again, and ended up taking the first set 7-5 in the tiebreaker.

Alcaraz finishes off Yibing in second set

In the second set, with the confidence that gave him to win the first in a very tight tie break, Carlos Alcaraz took his initial service games with solvency. But the problem is that Wu Yibing had not slowed the pace despite the previous setback. Until the 3-2 was not going to get a single break ball.

But in the next game the key moment of the match was going to happen. With Yibing on serve, Carlitos was 30-40 up, and at the first opportunity he had he broke his opponent's serve to take a 4-2 lead, with the possibility of going up to 5-2 if he could confirm the break.

In the end, Alcaraz confirmed the break and was one game away from victory, which he would get after closing the second set by a score of 6-3. In the round of 16, Alcaraz will face the winner of the French duel between Gael Monfils and Ugo Humbert.

Full Match Stats

Alcaraz vs Etcheverry in Numbers
Key Stats	SINNER	ETCHEVERRY
Winners	40	29
Unforced Errors	27	36
Serve Rating	305	257
Aces	12	11
Double Faults	1	1
1st Serve %	71% (65/92)	52% (49/94)
1st Serve Points Won	78% (51/65)	84% (41/49)
2nd Serve Points Won	52% (14/27)	38% (17/45)
Break Points Saved	80% (4/5)	69% (9/13)
Service Games	93% (14/15)	73% (11/15)
Return Rating	136	97
1st Return Points Won	16% (8/49)	22% (14/65)
2nd Return Points Won	62% (28/45)	48% (13/27)
Break Points Won	31% (4/13)	20% (1/5)
Return Games	27% (4/15)	7% (1/15)
Pressure Points	43% (12/28)	57% (16/28)
Service Points	71% (65/92)	62% (58/94)
Return Points	38% (36/94)	29% (27/92)
Net Points	73% (16/22)	68% (13/19)
Total Points	54% (101/186)	46% (85/186)
Max Points In A Row	7	6
Service Games	93% (14/15)	73% (11/15)
Return Games	27% (4/15)	7% (1/15)
Total Games	60% (18/30)	40% (12/30)
Max Games In A Row	3	3
Injury timeouts	0	0

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