Shanghai Masters: Resurgent Schwartzman upsets Lehecka to reach third round

Argentinian wildcard Diego Schwartzman won against No 27 seed Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to advance to the third round of the Shanghai Masters at the Qi Zhong Stadium.

Schwartzman, ranked No 130, will face American Taylor Fritz, the No 7 seed, next.

The Argentinian defeated Frenchman Luca Van Assche (5-7, 6-3, 6-2) ahead of his victory.

Shanghai Masters, other second-round results (Qi Zhong Stadium, hard, USD 8.800.000, most recent results first):

• Adrian Mannarino vs. Chun-Hsin Tseng
• Andrey Rublev (5) beat Quentin Halys: 6-4, 7-5
• Karen Khachanov (13) beat Beibit Zhukayev (Q): 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-2
• Grigor Dimitrov (18) beat Aleksandar Vukic: 6-4, 6-3
• Daniel Evans (30) beat Mikhail Kukushkin (Q): 6-2, 3-0 ret.
• Arthur Fils beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (24): 6-2, 7-5
• J.J. Wolf beat Cameron Norrie (15): 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (4)
• Ugo Humbert (32) beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
• Lorenzo Sonego beat Frances Tiafoe (10): 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Taylor Fritz beat Yosuke Watanuki: 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-4
• Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Gregoire Barrere: 6-2, 7-5
• Jannik Sinner (6) beat Marcos Giron: 7-6 (7), 6-2
• Daniil Medvedev (2) beat Cristian Garin: 6-3, 6-3
• Matteo Arnaldi beat Jan-Lennard Struff (21): 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
• Nicolas Jarry (22) beat Terence Atmane (Q): 7-5, 6-2
• Tommy Paul (12) beat Sebastian Ofner: 6-3, 6-0
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) beat Rinky Hijikata (Q): 6-4, 6-2
• Roman Safiullin beat Alexander Zverev (9): 6-3, 6-1
• Sebastian Korda (26) beat Yunchaokete Bu (WC): 6-1, 6-4
• Sebastian Baez (25) beat Dane Sweeny (Q): 6-2, 6-4
• Zhizhen Zhang beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (28): 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Hubert Hurkacz (16) beat Thanasi Kokkinakis: 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Ben Shelton (19) beat Jaume Munar: 6-4, 6-4
• Yu Hsiou Hsu (Q) beat Lorenzo Musetti (17): 6-3, 6-4
• Brandon Nakashima beat Holger Rune (3): 6-0, 6-2
• Marton Fucsovics beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (14): 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3
• Francisco Cerundolo (20) beat Mackenzie McDonald: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
• Fabian Marozsan beat Alex De Minaur (11): 6-3, 7-5
• Dusan Lajovic beat Tallon Griekspoor (23): 6-4, 3-2 ret.
• Christopher Eubanks (29) beat Yannick Hanfmann: 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Casper Ruud (8) beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 7-5, 6-0