Novak Djokovic already has an opponent in the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000. This is Flavio Cobolli, who defeated Stan Wawrinka.
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The Italian Cobolli beat the Swiss Wawrinka this Monday to achieve a place in the round of 32 of the Shanghai Masters 1,000, where this Tuesday he will face the number 4 in world tennis and the player who has won that trophy the most times (4), the Serbian Djokovic.
The match lasted for two and a half hours, with two very close sets (6-7 (6) and 7-6 (4)), but in the final set the young man’s drive Cobolli won (6-3) over the experience of veteran Wawrinka, supported by the affection of the Chinese fans.
This match closed a day marked by rain, which prevented, for the second consecutive day, the holding of duels on the outdoor courts of the Qizhong complex, affecting both singles and doubles.
The situation caused a new postponement of confrontations such as that of the Spanish Roberto Carballés with the American Ben Shilton or the one that will face the French Gaël Monfils and Ugo Humbert, the latter match from which the rival in the round of 16 will emerge for the world number two, Carlos Alcaraz.
Where to watch the game?
Djokovic beat a strong rival, Alex Michelsen (43rd), 7-6 (3) and 7-6 (9). The Balkan surpassed a debut on the circuit for the thirty consecutive times and added his 35th victory on Chinese cement, where he already won in 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2018.
The Shanghai Masters 1,000 will try to recover this Tuesday the matches that had to be postponed on Monday for the second consecutive day as a result of the rain that continues to hit the eastern Chinese megalopolis.
In addition, the German Alexander Zverev and the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor will star in the other most notable confrontation of the day.
The match between Djokovic and Cobolli will begin this Tuesday in the third shift of the main stadium, at 7:30 a.m. (ARG/CHI), 5:30 a.m. (COL/PER) and 4:30 a.m. (MEX) and can be seen exclusively on ESPN and Disney+ Premium.
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