Novak Djokovic defends his title at the Shanghai Masters with a comfortable victory over Denis Shapovalov

The world number one arrived in China after winning the Japan Open in Tokyo, leaving behind doubts about the shoulder injury that forced his withdrawal in the fourth round of the US Open.

Djokovic took the lead in the victory when he broke Shapovalov's serve in the fifth game of the second set. Today, starting at 01:00 in Ecuador, his next opponent will be the American John Isner, who fired 19 aces in the 7-5, 6-3 victory over Lucas Pouille.

Austrian Dominic Thiem advances to the round of 16 in Shanghai

Thiem, the fourth seed, defeated Pablo Carreño Busta 7-6 (3), 6-3 and reached the round of 16 in Shanghai for the first time. Thiem comes from winning the China Open in Beijing.

Stefanos Tsitsipas defeats Felix Auger-Aliassime in Shanghai

Tsitsipas, the sixth seed, who lost to Thiem in the final in Beijing, defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3). It was his first victory in six matches against his Canadian rival. They had faced each other three times this season, and the others were in the junior circuit.

German Alexander Zverev advances to the round of 16 in Shanghai

Zverev, the fifth seed, advanced to the round of 16 with a 7-6 (13), 7-6 (3) victory over Jeremy Chardy. Zverev, who tallied 21 aces, saved three set points in the tiebreak of the first set, taking it on his sixth set point.

Chardy has lost 11 consecutive matches against Top 10 players, a streak that dates back to his victory over Grigor Dimitrov, then number four in the rankings, at the 2018 Miami Open.

Other Results

Russian Karen Khachanov, the seventh seed, defeated Taylor Fritz 6-2, 6-4, and Spanish Roberto Bautista Agut defeated Reilly Opelka 6-4, 7-5. (D)