Alcaraz and Andreeva Advance Comfortably at Asian Tennis Tournaments

Carlos Alcaraz secured a comfortable 6:3, 6:3 victory over Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo at the Shanghai Masters, extending his winning streak to seven matches. The Spanish star needed just 67 minutes to dispatch his opponent, firing 24 winners without facing a single break point.

Daniil Medvedev fought back from a set down to defeat Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 4:6, 6:4, 3:6. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Taylor Fritz also advanced to the next round.

In Beijing, Mirra Andreeva reached the final after a 2:6, 2:6 win over Czechia's Nikola Bartunkova. The 19-year-old Russian will face China's Qinwen Zheng in the championship match. Zheng advanced past Belgium's Elise Mertens 5:7, 2:6.