Zizou Bergs Stuns Carlos Alcaraz in Straight Sets at Shanghai Masters

Zizou Bergs defeated world number two Carlos Alcaraz 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Monday to reach the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters.

Zizou Bergs defeated second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Monday to advance to the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters. The 39th-ranked Belgian secured the win by converting his first match point with his ninth ace of the contest. Bergs recorded 24 winners during the round of 32 match at the ATP 1000 event, while Alcaraz finished with 16.

In the opening set, Bergs broke Alcaraz for the second time to take a 6-5 lead before serving it out on his fourth set point. During the second set, Bergs again broke for a 6-5 lead but failed to serve out the match as Alcaraz broke back to force a tiebreaker. After falling behind 4-2 in the tiebreak, Alcaraz leveled the score at 4-4, but Bergs won the final three points to secure his first victory in two career meetings against the Spaniard.

This result ensures that Alexander Zverev will finish the year as the world No. 1. Bergs, who described the result as a relief that proves he can beat top-tier opponents, will next face either Tommy Paul or Valentin Vacherot.

In other tournament action, fifth-seeded Daniil Medvedev defeated Dalibor Svrcina 6-2, 6-3, converting his fourth match point. Fourth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, and Stefanos Tsitsipas eliminated 11th-seeded Taylor Fritz with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 comeback victory.