Carlos Alcaraz shared details about his physical state at the 2024 Shanghai Masters shortly after Jannik Sinner acknowledged feeling physically exhausted following his victory in the third round. Only a few days have passed since their thrilling match in the China Open final, in which the Spaniard prevailed 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3). Now the two are competing in Shanghai.
In the Shanghai Masters, Sinner and Alcaraz have both advanced to the fourth round. After a two-hour and forty-nine-minute match, World No. 1 Sinner overcame a set down to defeat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2.
Sinner revealed during his post-match press conference that the difficult fight had taken a physical toll on him and stressed the importance of giving recovery top priority before his fourth-round matchup.
Sinner said: “I’m just happy to be part of these kind of matches as always and, you know, it’s, for sure, was something good. But also it’s important for me that the day for tomorrow, I have one day off, which I need to recover, it’s, for me, trying to prioritize this kind of thing now, and hopefully be ready for after tomorrow.”
The Spaniard was asked if he was feeling physically tired like Sinner during his post-match press conference.
The 21-year-old said he was in some pain, but added that this kind of discomfort was common for tennis players and that he felt fantastic all around.
Alcaraz said: “Well, I’m feeling great. Honestly, I’m feeling some pain in some parts of the body, but what is normal for tennis players, you know, we have to deal with it. I’m feeling great. I think we both have different styles on the court. I mean, today he played a really intense match, long rallies, long match. So, for me, the last two matches have been not really tough physically, you know, in terms of physically.”
Alcaraz in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2024
WWWWWWWWWW Currently the world no.2, Alcaraz owns a compiled 50-9 win-loss record in 2024. The Spaniard is now competing in Shanghai where he conquered Unknown Player bye, the world no.51 Juncheng Shang 6-2 6-2 and the world no.560 Yibing Wu 7-6(5) 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.357 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never competed against each other so far in top events.
Carlos has won 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. The Spaniard was the finalist in Paris (Olympics).
Carlos won 17 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). The main draw will start on the 28th of October.
Sinner in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2024
WWLWWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.1, Jannik owns a 61-6 record in 2024. Sinner is playing at the moment in Shanghai where he overcame Unknown Player bye, the world no.93 Taro Daniel 6-1 6-4 and the world no.37 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2.
Sinner clinched 6 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. Jannik got to the final in Beijing (China Open).
The Italian won 17 titles in his career: 8 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner will play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of October.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner played each other 11 times. Their actual record is 7-4 for Alcaraz. The last time they played each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in Beijing (China Open) on the 2nd of October 2024.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
