Carlos Alcaraz is aiming for a 12th consecutive victory against unseeded Gael Monfils at the Shanghai Masters tournament in the 1/8 finals. Alcaraz, the third seed, returned to second place in the world rankings after his recent victory at the Chinese Open. He won two matches with a score of 2-0, although in one he had to fight on a tie–break.
Monfils lost to Alcaraz in two out of three meetings, but won the last match in Cincinnati. Despite his age, he rose to 40th place in the rankings after reaching the third round, defeating several highly seeded players. We expect that more than 19.5 games will be played in the match.