Canada’s Felix Auger Aliassime, the fourth seed, defeated Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in their round-of-32 match at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The win sent him into the round of 16 at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament, which is being played on hard courts in Shanghai with $11.2 million in prize money.
How the match unfolded
Auger Aliassime won the first set 6-3. Carreno Busta levelled the match in the second, taking it 6-4, and the momentum shifted. The Canadian was stronger again in the deciding set, winning it 6-1, the biggest set margin of the match.
Carreno Busta is ranked 68th, with 824 points to his name (rank.tennis). He was up against a seeded opponent, but Auger Aliassime ultimately came away with the win.
Road to the round of 16
According to api.tennis, Auger Aliassime defeated Camilo Ugo Carabelli 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 in the previous round, making this his second three-set match of the tournament. Carreno Busta had won twice in three sets before facing the Canadian, coming from behind after losing the first set on both occasions: against Mariano Navone (4-6, 7-5, 6-3) and Alejandro Tabilo (4-6, 7-6, 6-4).
The only previous meeting between the players listed in the data dates back to 2020, when Carreno Busta won 7-6, 6-4 in Rotterdam.