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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina claimed the biggest title of his career on Sunday, recovering from a set and a break down to defeat fellow Spaniard Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters final. Jodar dominated the opening stages and looked on course for his first Masters 1000 title, but Davidovich Fokina fought back, saved …
The semi-finals of the 2026 Shanghai Masters concluded on Saturday, with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Rafael Jodar both defeating higher-ranked opponents to set up an all-Spanish final. Davidovich Fokina mounted an impressive comeback against top seed Alexander Zverev, recovering from a set down to reach his second Masters 1000 final and extend his China winning …
The quarter-finals of the 2026 Shanghai Masters concluded Friday, with Rafael Jodar producing his fourth consecutive comeback win to defeat Casper Ruud and become the tournament’s youngest semi-finalist. The 20-year-old Spaniard recovered from a set down once again, moving into the final ATP Finals qualification spot in the live Race to Turin with just a …
The quarter-finals of the 2026 Shanghai Masters got underway on Thursday, with Alexander Zverev producing his best performance of the tournament so far to defeat Alex de Minaur in straight sets. The top seed looked much sharper than in his previous rounds, saving all five break points he faced to reach his first Shanghai semi-final …
The fourth round of the 2026 Shanghai Masters concluded on Wednesday, with Daniil Medvedev defeating long-time rival Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals without dropping a set. Rafael Jodar continued his impressive run with a third consecutive comeback victory, keeping his ATP Finals qualification hopes alive, while Casper Ruud advanced after Felix …
The fourth round of the 2026 Shanghai Masters began on Tuesday, with Alexander Zverev saving four set points against Alexander Bublik before winning a three-set battle to reach his first quarter-final at the tournament since 2019. Arthur Gea continued his impressive run with another upset, defeating Jakub Mensik in straight sets to secure a top-50 …
The third round of the 2026 Shanghai Masters concluded on Monday, with Zizou Bergs producing the tournament’s biggest upset so far by defeating second seed Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets. The Belgian’s victory also settled the race for year-end World No. 1, with Alexander Zverev now guaranteed to finish the season at the top of …
The third round of the 2026 Shanghai Masters began on Sunday, with Arthur Gea pulling off the day’s biggest upset by defeating third seed Ben Shelton in two tiebreaks. Top seed Alexander Zverev beat Quentin Halys to record his 60th win of the season, while Alexander Bublik recovered from a set down to defeat Brandon …
The second round of the 2026 Shanghai Masters ended Saturday, with Carlos Alcaraz making a comfortable start to his campaign after his title-winning run in Tokyo. Daniil Medvedev, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Rafael Jodar all recovered from a set down to reach the third round, while Stefanos Tsitsipas recorded his 400th tour-level victory with a straight-sets …
The second round of the 2026 Shanghai Masters began Friday, with Hubert Hurkacz producing the tournament’s biggest upset so far by defeating four-time champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets. World No. 277 Yi Zhou also caused a major surprise, saving three set points to defeat Lorenzo Musetti in three sets, while top seed Alexander Zverev …
The opening round of the 2026 Shanghai Masters ended Thursday with former champion Hubert Hurkacz returning to win and set up a second-round showdown with Novak Djokovic. Stefanos Tsitsipas also advanced in straight sets, while Buyunchaokete became the third Chinese player to reach the second round after an impressive serving display against Luca Van Assche. …
The 2026 Shanghai Masters got underway on Wednesday, with the first batch of opening-round matches taking place at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena. Daniel Altmaier produced the day’s most notable result, recovering from a set down to defeat Holger Rune, while Matteo Berrettini and Tomas Machac also needed three sets to book their places …
The draw for the 2026 Rolex Shanghai Masters is out, with Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz taking the top two seedings in a field that leaves plenty of room for an interesting fortnight following Jannik Sinner’s withdrawal. Zverev has a manageable opening section, while Ben Shelton shares his quarter with Novak Djokovic, Frances Tiafoe and …
Alexander Zverev capped off an excellent Grand Slam season by beating Ben Shelton in four sets to win the 2026 US Open and claim his second major title in the space of three months. It wasn’t the most spectacular final, but it was a very Zverev performance. He served extremely well, absorbed Shelton’s pace, dominated …
The finals are set at Flushing Meadows, and Sunday’s championship match will pit the top seed against the American number one. Alexander Zverev continued what has been an exceptional 2026 campaign by edging Karen Khachanov in a straight-sets contest that was considerably closer than the scoreline suggests. The German held his nerve in two tense …
