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Patna : World No 13 Matteo Berrettini, 23, Italy, and World No 17 John Isner, 34, USA, entered the Round of 16 of Rolex Shanghai Masters, an ATP 1,000 event, at Shanghai, China, on October 9, 2019.
Berrettini, the 11th seed, beat World No 32 Cristian Garin, 23, Chile, 6-3, 6-3 in 2nd round in 71 minutes on October 9 winning 3 break points besides winning 5 games in a row in the match. Berrettini fired 11 Aces in the match to just 1 by Garin. The Italian won 39 service poi nts to 27 by Garin.
Isner, the 16th seed, defeated World No 22 Lucas Pouille, 25, France, 7-6, 6-3 in second round winning 2 break points besides winning 3 games in a row in the match. Isner hammered 19 Aces in the match to 8 by Pouille, who committed 4 double faults. The American won 44 service points in the match to 40 by Pouille.