Shanghai Masters 2023 witnessed too many shocks. In the first days of competition, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas or Jannik Sinner were eliminated early. Latest, in turn, candidate No. 1 for the championship – Carlos Alcaraz must say goodbye to the tournament.
In the last round 4, the opponent of Alcaraz is Grigor Dimitrov. In the previous 3 meetings, he had never lost to the Bulgarian player. But in this fourth time, unexpectedly happened.
Entering Set 1, Dimitrov is the one who entered the game more smoothly when winning the previous break in game 5. However, at the end of the set, Alcaraz has shown his bravery. He won 2 consecutive breaks in games 10 and 12, thereby ending set 1 with a 7-5 victory.
Sang Set 2, Alcaraz suddenly played down, while Dimitrov showed complete overwhelming. The Bulgarian player won the break right in the first game to gain advantage. Coming to Game 7, he successfully broke the opponent's serve. 6-2 in favor of Dimitrov is the result of set 2.
Entering the 3 decisions, fans continued to witness the inferiority of Alcaraz. The No. 1 seed once again lost the break early in the game 3. In the rest of the set, he was helpless in reclaiming the break and accepting the racket with 4-6 defeat.
In the end, Alcaraz lost Dimitrov with a score of 7-5, 2-6, 4-6 and was officially eliminated from Shanghai Masters 2023. He missed the opportunity to shorten the gap with Novak Djokovic on the rankings. At this time, the Spanish tennis player is still 500 points behind Nole.
