Shanghai Masters: Shapovalov sets up Shelton match-up in second round

Canadian qualifier Denis Shapovalov defeated Italian Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) to reach the second round of the Shanghai Masters at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center on Wednesday.

Shapovalov, ranked No 101, will play No 14 seed Ben Shelton next.

Shanghai Masters 1000, other first-round results (Qi Zhong Tennis Center, hard, USD 8.995.555, most recent results first):

• Alex Michelsen vs. Yunchaokete Bu
• Stan Wawrinka vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
• Zhizhen Zhang vs. Zizou Bergs
• Mattia Bellucci vs. Billy Harris
• Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Terence Atmane
• Pavel Kotov vs. Yosuke Watanuki
• Beibit Zhukayev vs. Roman Safiullin
• Ramkumar Ramanathan vs. Alexander Shevchenko
• Tallon Griekspoor vs. Facundo Diaz Acosta
• Li Tu vs. Marcos Giron
• Christopher O’Connell vs. Matteo Berrettini
• Jakub Mensik vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
• David Goffin vs. James Duckworth
• Jaume Munar vs. Hugo Gaston
• Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Yi Zhou
• Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Rinky Hijikata
• Kei Nishikori vs. Mariano Navone
• Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Daniel Evans
• Egor Gerasimov vs. Taro Daniel
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Gabriel Diallo
• Juncheng Shang vs. Chak Lam Coleman Wong
• Adrian Mannarino vs. Zachary Svajda
• Aleksandar Vukic vs. Corentin Moutet
• Fabio Fognini beat Luciano Darderi: 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4
• Arthur Cazaux beat Marin Cilic: 6-4, 6-4
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Roberto Bautista Agut: 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Gael Monfils beat Damir Dzumhur: 6-4, 6-3
• Arthur Rinderknech beat Reilly Opelka: 6-4, 7-6 (5)
• Alexandre Muller beat Luca Nardi: 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
• Botic van de Zandschulp beat Pablo Carreno Busta: 7-6 (5), 6-2
• Yibing Wu (WC) beat Sumit Nagal: 6-3, 6-3

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