Shanghai Masters roundup: Alcaraz beats Barrere, Medvedev overpowers Garin

Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz beat Gregoire Barrere 6-2, 7-5 in the second round of the Shanghai Masters.

Alcaraz made a fast start against the 73rd-ranked Frenchman, racing to a 4-0 lead in a comfortable first set for the Spaniard.

Barrere responded in a tighter second but Alcaraz forced a break to take a 6-5 lead and then coolly served out the win.

Alcaraz next meets 30th-seeded Daniel Evans or qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin.

In his first appearance in Shanghai since winning the title in 2019, Daniil Medvedev was ruthless as he overpowered 98th-ranked Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-3 for his 60th win of the season.

"I'm going to try my best, I'm going to try to play more good matches in the tournaments I have left this season," the third-ranked Medvedev said about his prospects of passing his 2021 record of 63 wins in a season.

The Russian player can claim a 61st victory against 26th-seeded Sebastian Korda in the third round.

Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas beat qualifier Rinky Hijikata 6-4, 6-2 and 12th-seeded Tommy Paul advanced with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Sebastian Ofner.

Sixth-seeded Jannik Sinner, fresh from his China Open final win, had a 7-6 (7), 6-2 victory over Marcos Giron. The Italian player's third-round opponent will be 25th-seeded Sebastian Baez.

Other winners included 22nd-seeded Nicolas Jarry and Matteo Arnaldi before a rain delay suspended matches on the outside courts until Sunday.

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