Davidovich Fokina Upsets Future No. 1 Zverev to Reach the Shanghai Masters Final
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina saved two match points and won on his third chance, reaching his second Masters final after upsetting the top seed.
- On Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina defeated top-seeded Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Shanghai Masters final in Shanghai, China.
- The 25th-seeded Spaniard, who won the ATP 250 Chengdu Open in China last month, secured his second career Masters final appearance after a previous loss on clay at Monte Carlo in 2022.
- Davidovich Fokina broke Zverev with a backhand to level the match, later taking a 4-1 lead in the deciding set and clinching victory on his third match point after Zverev failed to return a sliced serve.
- Contesting the second semifinal later Saturday, 20-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar and 2019 champion Daniil Medvedev will determine Davidovich Fokina's final opponent in Sunday's championship match.
- Recently clinching the year-end No. 1 ranking, Zverev served out the first set with an ace but could not sustain momentum against the Spaniard's relentless pressure in the deciding set.
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In the final of this tournament, the only Masters 1000 (the second major tournaments) that has never won a Spanish tennis player, Davidovich could face his fellow countryman Rafael Jódar (N.13), if he defeats Russian Daniil Medvedev (N.5). The 27-year-old Malaga tennis player only played before a final of a Masters 1000, that of Monte-Carlo in 2022, on beaten land and abroad, who lost to the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. Davidovich will seek on Sund…
Alexander Zverev, who will become the world number one before the end of the year, was eliminated from the competition at the Masters Series tournament in Shanghai when he had to admit the superiority of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the semifinals.
Alexander Zverev loses the semi-finals in Shanghai against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. The jump to the top of the world rankings is certain, but only possible on November 9, 2026 at the earliest.
Davidovich Fokina ousts top seed Zverev to reach Shanghai Masters final
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina produced a major upset by defeating top seed Alexander Zverev 5-7 6-4 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Shanghai Masters final, where he will face either former world number one Daniil Medvedev or fellow Spaniard Rafael Jodar. The 25th seed fired 36 winners in the two-hour, two-minute contest to secure only his […]
Alexander Zverev lost the semifinals in Shanghai to Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Tennis-Davidovich Fokina ousts top seed Zverev to reach Shanghai Masters final
SHANGHAI, China, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Alejandro Davidovich Fokina produced a major upset by defeating top seed Alexander Zverev 5-7 6-4 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Shanghai Masters final, where he will face either former world number one Daniil Medved...
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