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 home favourites, Shang Juncheng, in his opener, the Spaniard had to dig deep but prevailed 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 in one hour andﷺ 41 minutes on Sunday.
There was nothing to split the two in the opening set, though Wu ꧙caused some real problems with his power, and successful🍃ly defended two break points in the ninth game.
The tie-break was also tight, but Alcaraz f⛄ound his edge at the right time🍷, winning the last three points.
Buoyeꦛd by 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.
Wiꦏth his winning streak extended, Alcaraz will now face either Gael Monfils or Ugo Humbert in the next round.
Data Debrief: Alcaraz marches on
Alcaraz has put hi🌌s shock US Open exit firmly behind him, with this his 11th win on the bounce since then.
H✅e coped well with the early pressure Wu threw at him, and put in ano🅷ther solid performance, hitting 11 aces and winning 71% of his points at the net (5/7).
