The day’s biggest result was Carlos Alcaraz’s defeat. The world No. 3 lost to Zizou Bergs in the round of 32 at the ATP 1000 tournament in Shanghai, 5-7 6-7, and failed to win a set. Arthur Fils, the world No. 10, also exited in the same round, falling to Botic van de Zandschulp 5-7 4-6.
The other top-10 players in Shanghai won their matches. Alexander Zverev, No. 2 in the ATP rankings, beat Alexander Bublik in the round of 16, 7-6 4-6 7-6. Two of the three sets ended in tiebreaks. Alex De Minaur, ranked eighth, defeated Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-4 in the same round. Both advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the round of 32, Felix Auger-Aliassime, the world No. 5, beat Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3 4-6 6-1. Daniil Medvedev, ranked seventh, defeated Dalibor Svrcina 6-2 6-3. Both continue their campaigns in the round of 16.
There was one result involving a top player on the women’s tour, and it was a disappointing one. Marta Kostyuk, ranked No. 10 in the WTA rankings, lost to Maria Sakkari in the round of 32 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan, 6-4 2-6 2-6. Kostyuk won the first set, but her opponent took the next two.
Juniors
Ziga Sesko, ranked seventh in the junior rankings, beat Cristian Jonov in the round of 32 at the ITF M15 in Offenbach, 6-4 7-6(5). Anastasija Cvetkovic, ranked eighth among girls, defeated Lola Giza 6-1 6-0 in the round of 32 at the ITF W35 in Heraklion. Dimitar Kisimov, ranked ninth among boys, lost to Simone Massuco in the round of 16 at the ITF M25 in Santa Margherita di Pula, 6-3 4-6 6-10. Jamie Mackenzie and Egor Pleshivtsev, ranked second in the junior rankings, lost to Shao Zichen and Sun Yuqiao 6-2 4-6 9-11 in the round of 16 of the doubles event at the ITF M25 in Qiandaohu. Kisimov and the Mackenzie/Pleshivtsev pair both won the first set but ultimately lost.