Novak Djokovic overcame Denis Shapovalov to book a Shanghai Masters last-16 spot as he made an impressive start to his defence of the바카라 웹사이트title.
The Serbian wrapped up a 6-3바카라 웹사이트6-3바카라 웹사이트victory as he bids for a fifth trophy success at the event, where he will face John Isner next.
Isner, seeded 16th, beat Lucas Pouille 7-5 6-3, while Dominic Thiem also progressed to the next round바카라 웹사이트courtesy of a 7-6 (7-3) 6-3바카라 웹사이트victory over바카라 웹사이트Pablo Carreno Busta.
That was the final match on court and rounded off a day in which all 10 clashes were decided in two sets.
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Shapovalov played well but could not keep pace with his illustrious rival across the net, Djokovic dropping only one point on serve in the first set.
No man has won more titles at this event than Djokovic and, on this evidence, he will be adding to his tally.
Djokovic was deadly accurate and coasted through his service games, dictating rallies and offering almost no hope to his Canadian opponent.
Even when Shapovalov upped his game on serve, Djokovic produced a string of superb returns to maintain the ascendancy.
In the other half of바카라 웹사이트the draw, fourth seed Thiem battled past Carreno Busta as the Austrian advanced his claims for a second Masters win of 2019, having won at Indian Wells.바카라 웹사이트
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TSITSIPAS, ZVEREV AVOID TIE-BREAK TROUBLE
A straight-sets win may always seem simple on paper, but Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev were both made to work hard for their victories.
The pair were each taken to consecutive tie-breaks, the Greek defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (7-3)바카라 웹사이트7-6 (7-3), while Zverev was pushed further still in a 7-6 (15-13) 7-6 (7-3) success against Jeremy Chardy.
Sixth seed Tsitsipas, who has won in Estoril and Marseille this year, will be favourite to overcome바카라 웹사이트Hubert Hurkacz for a spot in the quarter-finals.
Zverev, seeded one place higher than바카라 웹사이트Tsitsipas, faces Andrey Rublev as the German goes in search of a fourth Masters title.바카라 웹사이트
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Four other seeded players enjoyed straight-sets wins, with Karen Khachanov, Roberto Bautista Agut, Matteo Berrettini and David Goffin securing their progress.
Khachanov beat Taylor Fritz 6-2 6-4, Bautista Agut –바카라 웹사이트runner up in 2016 – defeated Reilly Opelka 6-4 7-5 and Berrettini was a 6-3 6-3 winner over Christian Garin.
Goffin was 6-2 3-0 up against Mikhail Kukushkin when the바카라 웹사이트Kazakhstani retired hurt.
