Sinner spoils Shelton’s birthday, advances in Shanghai Masters
Jannik Sinner spoils Ben Shelton’s 22nd birthday, 6-4, 7-6(1), to advance in the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.
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SINNER SPOILS SHELTON’S 22ND BIRTHDAY WITH VENGEFUL WIN
Furthermore, Sinner spoils Shelton’s 22nd birthday with a vengeful win after the Italian lost to the American last year.
Moreover, the 23-year-old world No.1 improved to 4-1 in his head-to-head matchup with Shelton.
“Happy how I handled this situation. It’s obviously a position where I was last year,” Sinner said.
“And where I am right now, it’s different, so I’m happy to be in the position where I am,” he added.
The Italian will next play world No.5 Daniil Medvedev, who won 7-6(3), 6-3 over Stefanos Tsitsipas.
TSITSIPAS VENTS IRE AT CHAIR UMPIRE IN LOSS
Moreover, in the loss, Tsitsipas vented his ire at the chair umpire, accusing Fergus Murphy of having “no clue about tennis.”
Furthermore, the No.10-seeded Greek player slammed Murphy for calling a time violation against him in the second set.
Tsitsipas sought to “talk to a supervisor” amid his lengthy rant against Murphy, who suggested the Greek should “watch more matches.”
“Have you never played tennis in your life?” the Greek asked. “You have no clue about tennis, it seems like.”
“I’m not as good as you are, but I’ve played,” Murphy shot back.
GOFFIN UPSETS ZVEREV, DEDICATES WIN TO NEWBORN DAUGHTER
Furthermore, David Goffin posted a 6-4, 7-5 upset win over world No.2 Alexander Zverev.
Moreover, the 33-year-old Belgian later dedicated his win to his newborn daughter, Emma.
This was Goffin’s first tournament since he and his wife, Stephanie Tuccito, welcomed Emma on September 17.
“I wanted to show my daughter that I can be a good tennis player, so I will try to find a few more years just to show her that I can still play tennis,” Goffin said.
“Even if she doesn’t realize yet, hopefully, she will come and watch a little bit,” he added.
The former world No.7 dropped to as low as No.134 in February before working his way back to become No.66 when he entered Shanghai.
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