Pablo Carreno-Busta conquers Ze Zhang 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Shanghai on Monday. Carreno-Busta will engage against Dominic Thiem in the 2nd round.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
There was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Spaniard conquered in the 8th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).
2nd set.
Zhang in this set was in much better shape than the Spaniard and for that reason he won 6-2 after breaking the Spaniard in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Pablo was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-2 to 6-2).
3rd set.
The set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the Spaniard conquered in the 9th game (5-4) before winning the set (6-4).