Another day in Shanghai and another top name crashes during this year’s Rolex Masters, the penultimate event at ATP 1000 level of the season, at a time when the Focus is shifted firmly to qualifying for the seasonal ATP Tour Finals in Turin early next month.
This is huge, I had my first top 5 victory on a Grand Slam on Wimbledon against Sascha [Zverev] And it happens again. I think I am a bit lucky against him and can play my best tennis Arthur Rindernech
Alexander Zverev, the German number 3 in the world, is currently in fourth place in the racing racement to Turin and would have liked to improve his position with extra points, but Arthur Rinderknech beat him in their third round with 7-6 (5) 4-6 6-3.
After losing the first set, the 30-year-old Frenchman, who defeated him at Wimbledon over five sets this year, received control by winning 24 of the 29 points on the net, while he brought the game to the German to disturb the day and get the fourth round of a masters for the third time in his career.
Arthur Rindernech recovered well and drove Alexander Zverev
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“This is huge,” said Rindernech. “I achieved my first top 5 win on a Grand Slam on Wimbledon against Sascha [Zverev] And it happens again. I think I am a bit lucky against him and can play my best tennis. I have to play my best tennis to beat someone like Sascha who has been number 3 for years, such a regular player and a very good player. I am very happy. ”
Rindernech will then play against Jiri Lehecka after the Czech the Canadian Denis Shapovalov defeated 6-4 6-4 and reached his ninth fourth round on a masters.
Zverev was the highest ranked player who remained in the draw after Jannik Sinner had to retire on Sunday due to cramps.
In other action, the American teenage Learner Ten, finalist in Beijing’s tournament last week, continued his good form with a 7-6 (4) 6-3 victory over the British number 2 Cameron Norrie and will play against the Russian Daniil Medvedev, a former champion, who held a strong challenge of the Spanjaard Alejando him-with-33 7-6 (5) defeated.
Two players who are hunting for places in Turin stay very in battle, namely Alex de Minaur and Felix Auger Aliassime.
Both pushed on to the fourth round-the seventh-placed Australian de Minaur, who is seventh in the race to Turin, the Poles Kamil Majchrzak passed 6-1 7-5, while the Canada’s Auger Aliassime, who is currently tenth and is in a strong position to qualify, the Dutchman Jong de Jong with 6-4 7-5
Alex de Minaur coasts its racket from appreciation!
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“I came in this week in science how heavy the circumstances would be,” said the Minaur after his victory of one hour and 27 minutes. “So the mentality is ultimately surviving, finding ways and preparing for the battle every time you enter the field. There is no such thing as easy matches, especially not in these circumstances, so I am happy that I was able to control myself in the second set, grab the break and finish it in two. If we were in the third set, it would be very very.”
The Minaur takes on Nuno Borge in the fourth round after the Portuguese player defeated Shang Junchen 7-6 (5) 4-6 6-3 and thus reached the fourth round of a Masters for the fourth time in his career.
Auger-Aliassime also had a good day and will be the following opposite the eighth placed Lorenzo Musetti, who won the completely Italian clash with Luciano Dardieri with 7-5 7-6 (1)
The 25-year-old from Montreal is currently 10th in the race, only 580 points behind Musetti in eighth place, so they could play for a ticket to Turin!
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