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.

Jannik Sinner has reached the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000 by defeating Japanese player Taro Daniel. The Italian, ranked number 1 in the world, aims to earn as many points as possible

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.