Carlos Alcaraz had a very difficult match with Daniel Evans, but the Iberian respected his status as the main favorite and reached the 1/8 finals of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai.

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Daniel Evans at the Shanghai Masters

Alcaraz took two hours and 24 minutes to get past Evans (33 ATP), 7-6(1), 6-4.

The Brit led 4-1 in the first set but lost his serve in the seventh game before losing in the tie-break, 7-1.

Evans won first the rematch and the second set, but Alcaraz came back with two breaks to advance to the next stage of the competition.

Carlos Alcaraz (2 ATP) will play a duel in the quarters with Bulgarian Hryhor Dimitrov (19 ATP).

CARLOS SEALS IT IN STYLE uD83EuDD29@carlosalcaraz beat Dan Evans 7-6 6-4 in the WORST match ever! uD83DuDC4F#RolexShanghaiMasters pic.twitter.com/yl8b0cQZW7

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 9, 2023

Other results recorded at the Shanghai Masters on Monday:

Grigor Dimitrov (18) – Karen Khachanov (13) 7-6(6), 6-4

Tommy Paul (12) – Arthur Fils 6-4, (7)6-7, 6-4

Diego Schwartzman – Taylor Fritz (7

Andriy Rublev (5) – Adrian Mannarino (31) 6-3, 6-0

Nicolas Jarry (22) – Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(4), 6-2.

The Rolex Shanghai Masters takes place from October 4 to 15 on hard, is part of the ATP Masters 1000 category and has a total prize pool of 8,800,000. The titular champion is Daniil Medvedev (2019). The last editions did not take place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.