Highlights and points of Alcaraz 2-0 Barrere in Shanghai Masters 1000

GAME, SET AND MATCH! In his first match ball Carlos Alcaraz closed the first set.

BREAKS SERVE. Carlos Alcaraz breaks serve and will serve to close the match.

Carlos Alcaraz's game was complicated despite starting with a 30-0 lead. However, he pulled through

Long game, but it is won by Gregoire Barrere who wins again with his serve.

BREAKS SERVE. Gregoire Barrere reacts quickly and takes advantage of a break point to tie the match at 4-4.

BREAKS SERVE. Carlos Alcaraz gets ahead on the scoreboard for the first time in this second set.

Easy game for the Spaniard with the service again.

Alcaraz took a 0-30 lead, but the Frenchman turned it around.

With a serve, Carlos Alcaraz makes it 2-2 in the second set.

Barrere wins again with his serve, who has started much better than in the first set.

Comfortable game for the world number 2, the first on serve in the second set.

First game of the second set goes to Gregoire Barrere

SET. In his first set ball Carlos Alcaraz closed the first set with a good service.

Blank game for the French tennis player

The Frenchman had three more break balls, but Carlos Alcaraz pulled out the game and is one game away from closing the first set.

Gregoire Barrere adds his first game of the game

Comfortable game for the Spanish tennis player to extend the lead

BREAKS THE SERVICE. Carlos Alcaraz breaks the service again and takes a 3-0 on the scoreboard 

 

 

The world number 2 confirms the advantage. Although before he had to save three break balls

BREAKS THE SERVICE. The first game of the match is for Carlos Alcaraz to the rest.

The French tennis player will start with the service after winning the draw.

Both players are already on the center court warming up before the start of the match.

This was the reception given to the Spanish tennis player who will make his debut in Shanghai.

 

Carlos Alcaraz has won all 14 first-round matches he has played this 2023. Will the streak increase?

In his first duel was in Halle against Tsitsipas where he fought the duel until the last second against the Greek. The match was decided in the tie-break of the third set where Stefanos won.

Carlos Alcaraz has very few points to defend as he was absent in the final stretch of the year, including the ATP finals. Therefore, his options are to try to finish the year as number 1, although he will have to beat Novak Djokovic.

In a few minutes the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Gregoire Barrere will start, both the preview and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here in VAVEL