Shanghai Masters: Machac knocks out Paul in last 16
Tomas Machac defeated Tommy Paul with a comeback effort. He’ll face Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the No 3 seed, next
Tomas Machac, Tokyo, Japan
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No 30 seed Tomas Machac moved into the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters by winning against American Tommy Paul, the No 11 seed, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center on Wednesday night.
Machac, ranked No 33, will play Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the No 3 seed, next.
Tomas Machac edged out Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4) and defeated Australian qualifier Aleksandar Vukic (6-4, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Shanghai tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Paul, ranked No 13, beat Italian Fabio Fognini (6-1, 6-3) and Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, the No 19 seed (6-7 (2), 7-6 (6), 6-2).
Shanghai Masters 1000, other last 16 results (Qi Zhong Tennis Center, hard, USD 8.995.555, most recent results first):
- David Goffin vs. Alexander Zverev
- Taylor Fritz vs. Holger Rune
- Roman Safiullin vs. Novak Djokovic
- Jakub Mensik vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Carlos Alcaraz beat Gael Monfils: 6-4, 7-5
- Daniil Medvedev (5) beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (10): 7-6 (3), 6-3
- Jannik Sinner (1) beat Ben Shelton (14): 6-4, 7-6 (1)
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