# Alcaraz beats Cerundolo 6-3, 6-3 in Shanghai Masters opener, says new moustache is staying

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Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 10 Oct 2026
Updated: 10 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 10 Oct 2026

> The second seed needed 66 minutes days after winning Tokyo. Medvedev won his first match since his China Open default, and Auger-Aliassime survived three hours.

**Carlos Alcaraz** opened his **Shanghai Masters** with a **6-3, 6-3** win over Argentina's **Juan Manuel Cerundolo**, ranked 55th, in **66 minutes** on Saturday, AFP reported via [ARY News](https://arynews.tv/alcaraz-through-in-straight-sets-on-shanghai-masters-opener). The second seed had a bye through the first round and came to China straight from winning the **Tokyo Open**, his first title since coming back from injury.

Shanghai is three hours ahead of Pakistan, so day sessions there run from about 9am PKT and evening matches finish around 7pm to 8pm in Pakistan.

## What Alcaraz said

He was "really, really happy" with how he played and said it "wasn't easy" after only two days of preparation in very different conditions from Tokyo. Asked about the moustache he has grown, he said: "It's gonna stay." It was one of the most searched sports names in Pakistan on Saturday.

**Next:** Alcaraz plays the winner of **Ignacio Buse and Zizou Bergs** in the third round.

## Medvedev back after his Beijing default

**Daniil Medvedev** beat Germany's **Jan-Lennard Struff** **4-6, 6-4, 6-3**, hitting **21 aces**. It was his first match since he was defaulted from his China Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic for hitting a spectator with a ball, a default that cost him the ranking points and prize money from Beijing. Medvedev has said the incident was an accident. He plays Czech qualifier **Dalibor Svrcina** next.

## Other results on Saturday

- **Felix Auger-Aliassime**, the world No. 5, needed **three hours** to beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli **4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 7-5** and plays Pablo Carreno Busta next.
- **Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud and Arthur Fils** all won after rain halted play in the afternoon.

Djokovic is already out: he lost to Hubert Hurkacz on Friday, as we [reported](/news/sports/djokovic-out-of-shanghai-masters-hurkacz-wins-6-4-6-3-for-first-win-in-nine). In the women's game, Mirra Andreeva reached the China Open final in Beijing on Saturday, Business Recorder reported.

## Frequently asked questions

**Who did Alcaraz beat at the Shanghai Masters 2026?**

Juan Manuel Cerundolo, 6-3, 6-3 in 66 minutes, in the second round on 10 October 2026.

## Sources

- Alcaraz through in straight sets on Shanghai Masters opener (AFP, 10 Oct 2026) (ARY News): https://arynews.tv/alcaraz-through-in-straight-sets-on-shanghai-masters-opener
- Medvedev through at Shanghai Masters in first match since disqualification (10 Oct 2026) (Business Recorder): https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443560/medvedev-through-at-shanghai-masters-in-first-match-since-disqualification
- Russian teenager Andreeva breezes into China Open final (10 Oct 2026) (Business Recorder): https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443559/russian-teenager-andreeva-breezes-into-china-open-final

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