Shang Juncheng retired from injury and lost to the No. 2 seed and stopped in the top 32 of the Australian Open men's singles

On January 20, the Australian Open ushered in the seventh match day after the start of the tournament. In a match in the third round of the men's singles, Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng met the tournament's No. 2 seed Alcaraz. Alcaraz, who was better in this match, accepted the retirement gift of Shang Juncheng 6-1/6-1/1-0ret. and reached the round of 16 of the Australian Open for the first time in his career. Shang Juncheng regretfully stopped and failed to make history.

【World Ranking】

Alcaraz is currently ranked No. 2 in the world and is the No. 2 seed at the Australian Open. Shang Juncheng is currently ranked 140th in the world.

【H2H】

The two have never played each other before, and this is the first time the two sides have met.

【Contest Process】

In the third game of the first set, Shang Juncheng was broken by his opponent and fell behind Alcaraz 1-2. In the fifth game, Shang Juncheng struggled on serve, and Alcaraz cashed in on his fifth break point. In the 7th game, Shang Juncheng lost the first set again in the first set and lost the first set 1-6.

In the fourth game of the second set, Shang Juncheng's serve was broken, and in the sixth game, Shang Juncheng sent the ball again, and Alcaraz successfully held serve in the seventh game, and Shang Juncheng lost the second set 1-6.

As soon as Alcaraz broke in the third set, Shang Juncheng chose to retire due to injury and sent Alcaraz to the round of 16 of the Australian Open.

【Next Round Opponent】

Alcaraz, who reached the round of 16 at the Australian Open for the first time, will face Serbia's Kecmanovic in the next round for a place in the quarter-finals.