World No. 1 Jannik Sinner advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating American Ben Shelton 6-4, 7-6(1) in straight sets in the fourth round of the ATP Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.

In the opening set, facing an aggressive start from Shelton, who scored two break points at 2-1, Sinner showed her tenacity. In the ninth game, the Italian finally got his first break point of the match and successfully converted it to lead 5-4.

When it came to the decisive tie-break in the second set, Shelton won the opening point on serve, but Sinner did not give his opponent any chances later on and served seven consecutive breaks at crucial moments, Xinhua reported. Win points.

“Obviously, we can't win just one match,” Sinner said after the win. I think today's match was very difficult. He had chances in the first and second sets. I am happy with the way I handled this situation. Obviously, I have reached the position I was in last year, but this is different. So I am happy to be where I am.”

The 23-year-old has reached the quarterfinals in all 14 tournaments he has played so far this season. Regarding the secret of his consistency, Sinner said that he tries to accept every challenge. “It's always a very difficult time on the court,” he said. You should be mentally prepared to go against them. That's what I'm trying to do.”

On the other hand, Carlos Alcaraz also entered the quarterfinals by defeating Gael Monfils 6-4, 7-5. The Frenchman defeated Alcaraz at the Cincinnati Open in August. After winning the title at the China Open, Alcaraz was optimistic about the result in Shanghai. He said, “I am feeling very good and physically I do not have many problems. I have been playing great tennis recently, so I am very confident heading into this tournament.”

Also on Wednesday, Novak Djokovic recorded a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 win over Roman Safiulin and reached his 10th quarterfinal of the Shanghai Masters.

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