Shanghai Masters: Mensik makes last 16

Czech Jakub Mensik advanced to the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters by winning against Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2 at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center on Tuesday.

Mensik, ranked No 65, will play the winner of the match between Australian Alexei Popyrin, the No 20 seed, and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 9 seed, next.

Ahead of his victory, Jakub Mensik edged out Spaniard Pedro Martinez Portero (6-1, 5-7, 6-4) and beat Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 6 seed (6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-3).

Shevchenko, ranked No 58, defeated Indian qualifier Ramkumar Ramanathan (6-1, 7-6 (3)) and Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 27 seed (7-6 (7), 7-5) in the previous rounds of the Shanghai tournament.

Shanghai Masters 1000, other third-round results (Qi Zhong Tennis Center, hard, USD 8.995.555, most recent results first):

• Tallon Griekspoor vs. Alexander Zverev
• Flavio Cobolli vs. Novak Djokovic
• David Goffin vs. Marcos Giron
• Jiri Lehecka vs. Holger Rune
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Roman Safiullin
• Alexei Popyrin vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Ben Shelton
• Taylor Fritz vs. Yosuke Watanuki
• Tomas Machac (30) beat Aleksandar Vukic (Q): 6-4, 6-2
• Gael Monfils vs. Ugo Humbert
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (10) beat Alexandre Muller: 6-3, 7-5
• Tommy Paul (11) beat Alejandro Tabilo (19): 6-7 (2), 7-6 (6), 6-2
• Carlos Alcaraz (3) beat Yibing Wu (WC): 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Jannik Sinner (1) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (31): 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2
• Daniil Medvedev (5) beat Matteo Arnaldi (29): 5-7, 6-4, 6-4

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