Carlos Alcaraz gets out of line about himself and Jannik Sinner

Carlos Alcaraz unbalances himself and Jannik Sinner

On the sidelines of his success against Daniel Evans, with partials of 7-6(1), 6-4, which propels him to the round of 16 at the Shanghai ATP tournament, Carlos Alcaraz spoke about the role of favorite that Daniil Medvedev (eliminated by surprise by Sebastian Korda) has sewn for the Murcian and Jannik Sinner.

"Looking at the level of play that Jannik and I are showing these days, I am not surprised that other players could point to us as favorites,‖ said the world No. 2 in no uncertain terms. There'è also to be said, however, that in tennis anything canò happen".

A'hypothetical showdown between the two young rivals, however, could only come in the finals, and Alcaraz clearly said he wants to think match by match, starting with the eighth he will play against Dimitrov: "He's a talented kid, he will have to be focused the whole time and prevent him from taking the initiative".

Monday's day in Shanghai recorded, in addition to Alcaraz’s passing of the round, a double tricolor disappointment: in fact, Lorenzo Sonego, beaten 7-6(4), 6-2 by Nicolas Jarry, and Matteo Arnaldi, who instead lost in a comeback against J.J. Wolf, who was able to impose himself 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(4).