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

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. 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. In the women's game, Mirra Andreeva reached the China Open final in Beijing on Saturday, Business Recorder reported.