The focus of the felt ball village at the present time is Shanghai Masters. This is one of 9 ATP 1000 awards in the year. The tournament takes place from October 5 to October 15 at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China.
Yesterday 6/10, the second round at Shanghai Masters 2023 began. The top 32 seeds after being exempted from the first round of competition have started the match. In particular, two notable names are Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune.
According to the draw, Zverev had Roman Safiillin in the second round. Before the opponent was ranked 50 in the world, the German player was completely inferior. Set 1, he lost the break early in Game 2 and lost 3-6.
Set Set 2, Zverev even loses more tragic. Seed No. 9 only successfully protects the first serve game, then losing 3 breaks in a row. Set 2 closed with a 6-1 difference in favor of Safiillin, and Zverev pity was eliminated early.
Earlier, another big shock called Holger Rune. Coming to Shanghai Masters this year, young Danish stars are ranked No. 3. He is expected to join Alcaraz or Medvedev to win the championship.
However, Rune also disappointed fans. Encountering Brandon Nakashima, the 20-year-old star lost quickly after 2 sets, the score of sets was 0-6, 2-6 respectively.
