Plenary session of Alcaraz, Jódar and Carreño: this is how the Shanghai Masters looks with Spanish poker

Spanish plenary session this Saturday at the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000. Carlos Alcaraz and Rafa Jódar, seeded and exempt from the initial round, they entered the competition with two wins, reaching the round of 32, which they also entered Pablo Carreno. I was already waiting for them Alex Davidovichwho plays this Sunday. His compatriots, on Monday.

Excellent beginning of Carlos AlcarazNo. 2 in the table of a tournament without Spaniards in the list of champions. The Murcian wants to break this statistic, he arrives better than ever after the involuntary four and a half month break due to the wrist injury. He faces the last part of the campaign fresher than ever in head and legs.

He fell in the round of 16 in 2024, against the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrovand ran aground in the 2025 quarterfinals against the Czech Tomas Machac. Winner of the ATP 500 in Tokyo on Tuesday, he started this time in Shanghai by destroying the Argentine Juan Manuel Cerúndolo6-3 and 6-3. He crosses paths with the Belgian Zizou Bergswho also destroyed his opponent, the Peruvian Ignacio Buse, 6-0 and 6-3.

Rafa Jódar had not won on the ATP Tour since Cincinnati, in August. Yes, he had won the Davis Cup and Laver Cup, but he was slowed down on the professional circuit. He got loose coming back from the Argentine Thiago Agustín Tirante4-6, 6-2 and 6-3.

The Czech awaits you Jiri Leheckavictim of Carlos Alcaraz in the Tokyo final and that opened Shanghai, beating the Portuguese Nuno Borges 6-3, 3-6 and 6-3.

The fireproof Pablo Carreno He will face the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, after coming back from the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, 4-6, 7-6 (2) and 6-4.

In the upper part of the draw, whose round of 32 is played this Sunday, Alexander Davidovich He has an appointment with the American Frances Tiafoe, around 2-3 in the Spanish afternoon.

Except the defeat of the Serbian Novak Djokovicat the hands of the Polish Hubert Hurkacz, and the absence of the injured Italian Jannik Sinnermany heavyweights still in a tournament in which many are looking for points to be in the ATP Finals, as is the case of Rafa Jódar.

Round 1/16 final

Upper part of the painting (Sunday)

Alexander Zverev (GER/N.1)-Quentin Halys (Fra)

Alexander Bublik (KAZ/N.19)-Brandon Nakashima (USA/N.16)

Alex De Minaur (AUS/N.9)-Rei Sakamoto (JPN)

Karen Khachanov (RUS/N.26)-Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

Ben Shelton (USA/N.3)-Arthur Gea (FRA)

Francisco Cerúndolo (ARG/N.21)-Jakub Mensik (CHE/N. 13)

Hubert Hurkacz (POL)-Yi Zhou (CHN)

Alejandro Davidovich (ESP/N.25)-Frances Tiafoe (USA/N.7)

Bottom of the table (Monday)

Arthur Fils (FRA/N.8)-Botic van de Zandschulp (NED)

Jiri Lehecka (CHE/N.22)-Rafa Jódar (ESP/N.12)

Learner Tien (USA/N.14)-Casper Ruud (NOR/N.20)

Pablo Carreño (ESP)-Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN/N.4)

Daniil Medvedev (RUS/N.5)-Dalibor Svrcina (CHE)

Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)-Taylor Fritz (USA/N.11)

Tommy Paul (USA/N.15)-Valentin Vacherot (MON/N.17)

Zizou Bergs (BEL)-Carlos Alcaraz (ESP/N.2)

The current champion of the tournament is the Monegasque Valentin Vacherot. The competition continues until Sunday, October 18, when the final will be played at 10:30 in the morning Spanish peninsular time. It is broadcast in Spain by Movistar Plus+.