China’s Zhang takes down Shapovalov in Madrid
Zhizhen Zhang edged out Denis Shapovalov 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (1) on Saturday evening. He’ll play No 11 seed Cameron Norrie in the next round
Chinese Zhizhen Zhang edged out Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 21 seed, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (1) to move into the third round of the Madrid Masters at the Caja Magica on Saturday evening.
Zhang, ranked No 99, will play No 11 seed Cameron Norrie next.
The Chinese defeated Austrian qualifier Jurij Rodionov (7-6 (6), 6-4) in the previous round of the Madrid tournament.
Madrid Masters, other second-round results (Caja Magica, clay, EUR 7.705.780, most recent results first):
- Dominic Thiem vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas: saturday
- Cameron Norrie beat Yosuke Watanuki (Q): 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Pedro Cachin beat Francisco Cerundolo (24): 6-1, 7-6 (6)
- Cristian Garin beat Miomir Kecmanovic (27): 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 6-4
- Frances Tiafoe (9) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-3, 7-6 (5)
- Taylor Fritz (8) beat Christopher O’Connell: 7-6 (11), 6-4
- Sebastian Baez (25) beat Marcos Giron: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Bernabe Zapata Miralles beat Daniel Evans (19): 6-3, 6-2
- Alex De Minaur (16) beat Marco Cecchinato (Q): 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Dusan Lajovic beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (7): 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
- Aslan Karatsev (Q) beat Botic van de Zandschulp (23): 6-2, 7-5
- Roman Safiullin (Q) beat Tommy Paul (14): 6-3, 7-6 (3)
- Daniil Medvedev (2) beat Andrea Vavassori (Q): 6-4, 6-3
- Alexander Shevchenko (Q) beat Jiri Lehecka (31): 6-1, 6-1
- Jan-Lennard Struff (LL) beat Ben Shelton (32): 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5
- Alexander Zverev (13) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-0
- Holger Rune (6) beat Alexander Bublik: 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (9)
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (29) beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas: 6-3, 6-4
- Hubert Hurkacz (12) beat Richard Gasquet: 6-7 (9), 6-4, 7-5
- Hugo Grenier (Q) beat Sebastian Korda (22): 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7)
- Borna Coric (17) beat Hugo Gaston (WC): 6-3, 6-3
- Roberto Bautista Agut (20) beat Quentin Halys: 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Karen Khachanov (10) beat Thiago Monteiro: 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Grigor Dimitrov (26) beat Gregoire Barrere: 7-6 (6), 7-6 (2)
- Andrey Rublev (5) beat Stan Wawrinka: 7-5, 6-4
- Yannick Hanfmann (Q) beat Lorenzo Musetti (15): 6-4, 7-6 (3)
- Daniel Altmaier (LL) beat Oscar Otte: 6-4, 7-5
- Jaume Munar beat Tallon Griekspoor (30): 7-6 (3) ret.
- Matteo Arnaldi (Q) beat Casper Ruud (3): 6-3, 6-4
- Yoshihito Nishioka (28) beat Alex Molcan: 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
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