MADRID 2 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis players Roberto Carballés and Alejandro Davidovich passed their first meeting in the Shanghai tournament, the eighth Masters 1,000 of the season, while the Spanish Pablo Carreño also said goodbye to the Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp.
Roberto Bautista, who lost to Carballés in the Spanish first-round duel, also said goodbye. The Andalusian added his first victory in the Chinese ATP Masters 1000 to place another merit on the Asian tour, with a great comeback (3-6, 6-3, 6-2).
The world number 54 reached the quarter-finals weeks ago in the inaugural edition of the Hangzhou Open before putting in the work at the ATP 500 in Beijing, where he added three matches after being re-elected as a lucky loser in the main draw. Now, the man from Granada, looking to continue polishing his game on the hard court, will face the Frenchman Arthur Fils, recent champion in Tokyo.
On the other hand, Davidovich defeated (7-5, 7-6(7)) the Canadian Gabriel Diallo in search of a good final stretch of the season, a season in which he has not obtained the expected results. The man from Malaga will now face the Czech Tomas Machac.
In addition, Botic van de Zandschulp beat Pablo Carreño 7-6(5), 6-2 after one hour and 42 minutes of play. The Dutchman, who surprised Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open, continues to score important victories and showed the Asturian the exit door, without victories on the Asian tour.