{"id":109600,"date":"2023-10-12T06:19:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T06:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/12\/shanghai-masters-top-seed-carlos-alcaraz-beaten-by-grigor-dimitrov\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T06:19:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T06:19:56","slug":"shanghai-masters-top-seed-carlos-alcaraz-beaten-by-grigor-dimitrov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/12\/shanghai-masters-top-seed-carlos-alcaraz-beaten-by-grigor-dimitrov\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai Masters: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz beaten by Grigor Dimitrov"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dimitrov Grigor (right) had been beaten in straight sets by Carlos Sainz in the previous three meetings between the two players
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Top seed Carlos Alcaraz has been defeated in the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters by Grigor Dimitrov.<\/p>\n

World number two Alcaraz, 20, won three games in a row to take the first set, but Dimitrov fought back to win 5-7 6-2 6-4.<\/p>\n

Bulgarian Dimitrov, who is seeded 18th, will face Chilean 22nd seed Nicolas Jarry in the quarter-finals on Friday.<\/p>\n

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The 32-year-old is looking to secure his first ATP title since winning the season-ending championship in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still here, I\u2019m not going anywhere,\u201d said Dimitrov after the match.<\/p>\n

Jarry, 28, booked his place in the last eight of the tournament \u2013 the first Shanghai Masters since the Covid pandemic \u2013 with a 6-3 5-7 6-3 victory against Argentina\u2019s Diego Schwartzman.<\/p>\n

Wimbledon champion Alcaraz has beaten Dimitrov on three separate occasions and was chasing his seventh tour title of the season in China.<\/p>\n

But the Spaniard was out of sorts despite winning the opening set in just under an hour and was broken twice by Dimitrov in the second set.<\/p>\n

In the deciding set, Alcaraz\u2019s serve was broken again in the third game after another unforced error, leading the two-time Grand Slam winner to let out a roar of anger.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the third set it was a bit cat and mouse,\u201d added Dimitrov. \u201cI knew I had to apply constant pressure on him.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the other quarter-finals, Frenchman Ugo Humbert needed just 57 minutes to defeat American JJ Wolf 6-2 6-2, while Russian 12th seed Andrey Rublev faces Tommy Paul of the US in the night session.<\/p>\n

Also on Wednesday, organisers of the Japan Open announced Britain\u2019s Andy Murray and home player Kei Nishikori will not play in next week\u2019s tournament because of injury.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Nishikori said: \u201cIt\u2019s very difficult not being able to play in front of the Japanese fans, but I\u2019m still not back to 100% and am continuing to train to get back on tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

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