Carlos Alcaraz held his nerve against a spirited Wu Yibing to progress to the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters. (More Tennis News)
This is Carlos Alcaraz's 11th consecutive win after the shock US Open exit last month
Carlos Alcaraz held his nerve against a spirited Wu Yibing to progress to the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters. (More Tennis News)
Having already beaten another of the ho🍒me favourites, Shang Juncheng, in his opener, the Spaniard had to dig deep but prevailed 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 in one ♏hour and 41 minutes on Sunday.
Tℱhere was nothing to split the two in the opening set, though Wu caused some real ♈problems with his power, and successfully defended two break points in the ninth game.
The tie-break was also tight, but Alcaraz found his edge at the♐ right time, winning the last three points.
Buoyed b😼y the home crowd, Wu started the second set strongly too, but Alcaraz absorbed the pressure well and got the only break of the match in a three-game winning run.
With his winning streak extended, Alcaraz will now face eith🎃er Gael Monfils or Ugo Humbert in the next round.
Data Debrief: Alcaraz marches on
Alcaraz has put his shock US Open exit firmly behind him, with thܫꦉis his 11th win on the bounce since then.
He coped well with the early pౠressure Wu threw at him, and put in another solid performance, hitting 11 aces and winning 71% of his points at the net (5/7).