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Alcaraz defeats Cerúndolo in his debut at the Shanghai Masters

The Murcian player solves the takeoff against the Argentine Cerúndolo without complications (double 6-3, in 1h 06m). He will face Bergs or Buse in the next round

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Carlos Alcaraz beat Juan Manuel Cerúndolo by a double 6-3 in his debut at the Shanghai Masters 1000.
The Spanish tennis player, who has just won in Tokyo, advanced to the next round after a match of 1 hour and 6 minutes.

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Carlos Alcaraz has just won the ATP 500 in Tokyo. The Spanish tennis player has never managed to get past the quarterfinals at the Shanghai Masters.

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Carlos Alcaraz successfully made his debut at the Shanghai Masters 1000 by winning by a double 6-3 (in 1h 06m) over the Argentine Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, from the previous phase. The Spaniard, 23 years old and third in the world, maintained the dynamic that recently led him to conquer the ATP 500 in Tokyo and easily got rid of a rival who did not intimidate him at any time.

The Murcian once again offered flashes and maintained his reliability. In the next season of the tournament he will meet the winner of the duel between Zizou Bergs and Ignacio Buse (still undefined). Alcaraz, winner of three trophies this season, will try these days to add another laurel to his record in a territory that until now has been adverse to him; in fact, they have never managed to get past the quarterfinals in Shanghai.

His victory was preceded by that of Madrid's Rafa Jódar (4-6, 6-2 and 6-3 against Thiago Agustín Tirante) and also that of Pablo Carreño (4-6, 7-6(2) and 6-4 against Alejandro Tabilo).

Open Questions

Who will be Alcaraz's rival in the next round between Bergs and Buse?