Italy's world number one Jannik Sinner and Spanish rival Carlos Alcaraz both enjoyed comfortable victories in their opening matches at the Shanghai Masters - just three days after contesting a dramatic China Open final.

Carlos Alcaraz and top-ranked Jannik Sinner showed no signs of fatigue from their China Open final earlier this week to advance with comfortable straight-set victories in their opening matches of the Shanghai Masters on Saturday.

Sinner dispatched Japan’s Taro Daniel 6-1, 6-4, while Alcaraz made short work of China’s Shang Juncheng, winning 6-2, 6-2. Read more at straitstimes.com.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner continued to assert his dominance as he became the first player this season to reach 60 victories wi

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Italy's Jannik Sinner plays a return to Australia's Christopher O'Connell during their men's singles third round match on day six of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City,

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz showed why they were top in the world at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, as they raced into the third round with confident straight-sets wins.