Auger-Aliassime defeats Spain's Busta, advances to Round of 16 at Shanghai Masters

Canadian men's singles star Félix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the Round of 16 at the Shanghai Masters.

Seeded fourth in the annual hard court tournament at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, the Montreal athlete defeated Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 on Sunday in a match that took one hour, 59 minutes to complete.

Auger-Aliassime will face Casper Ruud of Norway in the next round. The 20th-seeded Ruud defeated 14th-seeded American Learner Tien 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Sunday.

Auger-Aliassime finished Sunday's match with seven aces, 37 winners, two double faults and 28 unforced errors. Carreno Busta had five aces, 13 winners, two double faults and 21 unforced errors.

The Canadian won four of 13 receiving games and 12 of 13 service games. Carreno Busta won one of 13 return games and nine of 13 service games.

Auger-Aliassime defeated Camilo Ugo Carabelli of Argentina 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5 in his opening-round match at the ATP Masters 1000 event.

Zizou Bergs stunned second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz 7-5, 7-6 (4) to advance to the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters on Monday.

Bergs converted his first match point with a ninth ace to beat the tournament favorite in the biggest win of his career. It was second encounter on the tour between the pair and a first victory for Bergs.

After the match Bergs said he has "too much respect for (top players), which is part of my culture and I'm proud of that. But it gets a little bit in the way when you have to play them."

He added this result can help him change that.

"To have this moment, for me it is a little bit of a relief. I feel like now I really can win against these guys. Not just I can play against them, but I can win against them."

He hit 24 winners on the way to victory,