2026 Shanghai Tennis Masters: Buyunchaoket lost to Rude, leaving only Zhou Yi as the Chinese player

China News Service, Shanghai, October 10 (Reporter Miao Lu) The third round of singles at the 2026 Shanghai Tennis Masters will be held on the 10th. In the focus match at the central venue of Shanghai Qizhong Tennis Center, Chinese player Buyunchokt lost to Norwegian player Casper Rude with a big score of 0:2 and missed the top 32. Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the next round in straight sets. At this point, Zhou Yi is the only Chinese player left in the 2026 Shanghai Tennis Masters.

The only previous match between Bouyunchokt and Ruud was at the 2024 US Open, when Ruud won in straight sets.

In the first set, Rude quickly entered the state and won five consecutive games with two breaks of serve. Bouyunchokert won four straight points in the sixth game to hold serve, but Rude then won the serve and won the set 6:1. In the second set, the two sides started a service battle. Each held serve in the first 12 games and the battle reached 6 draws. In the tie-break, Rude was even better at grasping key points and won 7:2, advancing to the next round with a big score of 2:0. The entire match lasted 1 hour and 51 minutes.

Buyunchaoket said after the game: "I really didn't do well at the beginning, so I immediately adjusted myself. This time I played out some of my plans. The next step is to learn from experience and do better in the future."

Carlos Alcaraz, currently ranked third in the world, received a first-round bye. That night, he appeared at the Shanghai Qizhong Tennis Center in a new look with a beard, and all the team members sitting on the sidelines also had beards. This was an agreement he and his team made after winning the 2026 Japan Tennis Open. His opponent is Juan Manuel Cerendoro, an Argentine player currently ranked 55th in the world.

In the first set, both sides maintained serve in the first six games. Cerundolo won all the first nine service points, but then Alcaraz broke serve with a backhand pass. Alcaraz took the lead at 6:3. In the second set, Alcaraz did not give his opponent many chances and won 6:3. The entire game lasts approximately 66 minutes.

Alcaraz said after the game that the overall performance today was very good, and the first game of every tournament is always difficult. When talking about how long he will grow his beard, he said that it has not been determined yet and everyone is enjoying it.