Brooksby breezes to second round in Shanghai, Opelka ousted, Bu keeps China's hopes alive

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SHANGHAI MASTERS WITH WINS FOR BENJAMIN BONZI, ALEJANDRO TABILO, MATTEO ARNALDI, JENSON BROOKSBY, NUNO BORGES, BU YUNCHAOKETE, AND ALEJANDRO TABILO RESENDING WITH SCRIPT SHOWS: SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 2, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – See restrictions before use) JENSON BROOKSBY (UNITED STATES) V JAMES KENT TROTTER (JAPAN / BACKWARDS CAP) 1. TROTTER WALKING OUT 2. BROOKSBY WALING OUT FIRST SET 3. BROOKSBY ON SERVE, BROOKSBY REACHES A DROP SHOT AND GETS POINT WITH A BACKHAND PASSING SHOT SECOND SET 4. BROOKSBY ON SERVE, BROOKSBY WITH A DROP SHOT 5. MATCH POINT – BROOKSBY ON SERVE, BROOKSBY WITH A SMASH TO WIN THE MATCH 7-6(2) 6-1 6. VARIOUS OF BROOKSBY CELEBRATING AND SHAKING HANDS WITH TROTTER REILLY OPELKA (UNITED STATES / PINK CAP) V BENJAMIN BONZI (FRANCE) 7. OPELKA WALKING OUT 8. BONZI WALKING OUT FIRST SET 9. OPELKA ON SERVE, BONZI WITH A CROSSCOURT BACKHAND WINNER 10. SET POINT – BONZI ON SERVE, BONZI WITH A CROSSCOURT BACKHAND WINNER TO WIN SET 7-6(2) SECOND SET 11. BREAK POINT – OPELKA ON SERVE, BONZI ANSWERS WITH A BACKHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE ON THE RETURN TO GO UP 4-3 12. MATCH POINT – BONZI ON SERVE, OPELKA NETS THE RETURN AND BONZI WINS THE MATCH 7-6(2) 6-04 13. VARIOUS OF BONZI CELEBRATING AND SHAKING HANDS WITH OPELKA MATTEO ARNALDI (ITALY / NAVY SHIRT) V REI SAKAMOTO (JAPAN) SECOND SET 14. MATCH POINT – ARNALDI ON SERVE, SAKAMOTO GOES LONG AND ARNALDI WINS THE MATCH 7-6(3) 6-4 15. VARIOUS OF ARNALDI CELEBRATING AND SHAKING HANDS WITH SAKAMOTO BOTIC VAN DE ZANDSCHULP (NETHERLANDS / GREEN SHIRT) V NUNO BORGES (PORTUGAL) 16. MATCH POINT – BORGES ON SERVE, VAN DE ZANDSCHULP NETS AND BORGES WINS THE MATCH 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 17. VARIOUS OF BORGES CELEBRATING AND SHAKING HANDS WITH VAN DE ZANDSCHULP BU YUNCHAOKETE (CHINA /WHITE HEADBAND) V JUAN MANUEL CERUNDOLO (ARGENTINA) 18. BU WALKING OUT 19. CERUNDOLO WALKING OUT FIRST SET 20. SET POINT – BU SERVES AN ACE TO TAKE THE FIRST SET 6-3 SECOND SET 21. CERUNDOLO ON SERVE, CERUNDOLO WITH A FOREHAND WINNER GO UP 6-5 THIRD SET 22. BU ON SERVE, BU WITH A BACKHAND WINNER 23. MATCH POINT – BU SERVES AN ACE TO WIN THE MATCH 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 24. VARIOUS OF BU CELEBRATING AND SHAKING HANDS WITH CERUNDOLO MARCOS GIRON (UNITED STATES / BLACK CAP) V ALEJANDRO TABILO (CHILE) 25. TABILO WALKING OUT 26. GIRON WALKING OUT FIRST SET 27. SET POINT – GIRON ON SERVE, TABILO ANSWERS WITH A FOREHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE TO TAKE THE SET 6-4 SECOND SET 28. MATCH POINT – TABILO ON SERVE, TABILO WITH A FOREHAND WINNER FROM AT THE NET TO WIN THE MATCH 6-4 6-3 29. VARIOUS OF TABILO CELEBRATING AND SHAKING HANDS WITH GIRON 30. APPLAUSE FROM STANDS STORY: Jenson Brooksby recorded a 7-6(2) 6-1 victory over Japan's James Trotter on Thursday (October 2) in their first-round match of the Shanghai Masters. Brooksby continued his strong form at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in China after reaching the semi-finals at the Japan Open earlier this week. He fired six aces and won 84% of his first-serve points to dispatch Trotter in 1 hour, 40 minutes. Brooksby's second-round opponent will be Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands. The top-seeded players in Shanghai all received first-round byes, including China Open winner Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic. Those two players will not play their opening matches until Friday (October 3).  As for other matches on Thursday, Italian Matteo Arnaldi defeated Japan's Rei Sakamoto 7-6(3) 6-4; Frenchman Benjamin Bonzai toppled Reilly Opelka of the United States 7-6(2) 6-4; Portugal's Nuno Borges outlasted Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands 7-6(5) 7-6(5); and Chile's Alejandro Tabilo cruised to a 6-4 6-3 victory over American Marcos Giron. Finally, China's Bu Yunchaokete pulled out a 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 win against Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo. (Production: Kurt Michael Hall)

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