Camilo Ugo Carabelli vs Ilia Simakin Preview & Prediction | 2026 Shanghai Masters | First Round

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Camilo Ugo Carabelli takes on Ilia Simakin in round one of the Shanghai Masters.

Ranking points: ATP 1000

Start date/time: 8 October 2026 at 4:00 am

Venue: Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / USA – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / USA – Tennis Channel

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Camilo Ugo Carabelli vs Ilia Simakin prediction

Camilo Ugo Carabelli has lost his last four matches in total, and he will be searching for a much-needed victory in the first-round of the Shanghai Masters. He lost in the first-round of the US Open to Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets. Ugo Carabelli began his Asian swing in Chengdu, losing comprehensively to Federico Cina, before following that up with a qualifying defeat to Rinky Hijikata in Tokyo. He retained his Challenger title in Rosario this season, but his record on hard courts is very poor, with just three wins from 14 matches.

He will face Ilia Simakin. The 22-year-old will be making his tour-level debut at the Shanghai Masters. He qualified for the event after victories over Luka Pavlovic and Rigele Te. Simakin has won a total of four titles on the Challenger Tour, and he is now up to a high of 143 in the live rankings, a career best.

He has won a resounding 40 of his 48 matches on hard courts in 2026, and has enough quality in his game to get past the out-of-form Ugo Carabelli. 

Camilo Ugo Carabelli vs Ilia Simakin tip: Under 21.5 games