Zverev and Sinner Enter the Fray, Halys-Lehecka: Shanghai Schedule for Saturday, October 4th
This Saturday, October 4th, will see the continuation and conclusion of the second round of the Shanghai Masters 1000.
On Center Court, starting at 6:30 AM French time, Alex de Minaur will kick things off against Camilo Ugo Carabelli. He will be followed by Alexander Zverev, facing Valentin Royer.
Then, not before 12:30 PM, Jannik Sinner will make his entry against Daniel Altmaier. To close the schedule on this court, Karen Khachanov will take on local player Juncheng Shang.
On Grandstand 2, starting at 6:30 AM, Andrey Rublev will compete against Yoshihito Nishioka. The match will be followed by Francisco Comesana against Lorenzo Musetti, then Luciano Darderi against Yunchaokete Bu, and finally, Daniil Medvedev against Dalibor Svrcina.
On the French side, Arthur Cazaux will face Cameron Norrie in the third rotation on Show Court 3, Quentin Halys will play first on Court 4 against Jiri Lehecka. On the same court, Corentin Moutet will play in the third rotation against Learner Tien or Miomir Kecmanovic.
The full schedule can be found below.
Programme de Rolex Shanghai Masters du Saturday 4 October :
Stadium Court à 05h30
De Minaur bat Ugo Carabelli 64 62
Zverev bat Royer 64 64
Sinner bat Altmaier 63 63
Shang bat Khachanov 76 63
Grandstand 2 à 05h30
Nishioka bat Rublev 26 61 64
Musetti bat Comesana 64 60
Darderi bat Bu 64 64
Medvedev bat Svrcina 61 61
Show Court 3 à 05h30
Auger-Aliassime bat Tabilo 63 63
De Jong bat Mensik 46 76 64
Norrie bat Cazaux 63 06 76
Borges bat Vukic 76 64
Court 4 à 05h30
Lehecka bat Halys 64 75
Shapovalov bat O'Connell 63 62
Tien bat Moutet 46 64 64
Court 7 à 05h30
Majchrzak bat Nakashima 64 60
Rinderknech bat Michelsen 63 64
Davidovich Fokina bat Arnaldi 64 64
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