The Serbian Novak Djokovic met on Wednesday in his debut at the Shanghai 1000 Masters and qualified for the round of 16, as was Roberto Bautista , the only Spanish survivor in the tournament after the elimination of Pablo Carreño .

World tennis number one debuted by winning 6-3 and 6-3 to young Canadian Denis Shapovalov and continues his career to defend his champion's title. With the recent Tokyo title in his pocket and without physical discomfort, Djokovic won the world number 36, just 20 years old, without complications and now he will be in eighths with the American John Isner , 17 of the world.

After last year's victory, Djokovic (four-time winner in Shanghai) only plays to defend his points and his leadership in the ATP ranking, threatened by Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who has been killed in Shanghai due to physical problems.

"I never stop having pressure, it is part of what we do, but it is also a privilege and a sign or a kind of indicator that you are doing something that is important and that you are doing well," he said after the victory. "It's nice to be back. And also, it feels great to play as well as I did today, " said the Serbian, who said he had no "shoulder pain problems" during this or during the past week.

Baptist: "I am better, but I have discomfort"

The Spanish Roberto Bautista, number ten in the world, also won his debut on Wednesday, who beat the American Reilly Opelka without problems 6-4 and 7-5 and confirmed that he is almost recovered after he retired last week in the first Beijing Open round for abdominal discomfort.

"I am better, but I still have discomfort, I am charged a lot more than normal but it seems that I am fine. They tested me and went well so, little by little, to see if I am winning games and everything is getting more in tune, stronger and everything is better, "the 31-year-old said after the game.

The Italian Matteo Berrettini , number 13 in the world, will face in the round of 16, who beat Chile's Cristian Garin on Wednesday by a double 6-3. Of the three times that both players have met, two have won the Italian, so the match will have a special rivalry since the two are also in the fight for the last places for the London Masters Cup that brings together the eight Best tennis players in the world.

Bautista is the only surviving Spanish in the tournament after Wednesday fell Pablo Carreño removed before Dominic Thiem. This Wednesday also debuted several of the top ten of world tennis like the German Alexander Zverev (4), who suffered to beat the French Jeremy Chardy 7-6 (13) and 7-6 (3), while the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas , seventh in the world, managed to win the Canadian Happy Auger 7-6 (3) and 7-6 (3).

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