Djokovic Crashes Out of Shanghai Masters in His First Match
Hubert Hurkacz fired 13 aces and 28 winners as Novak Djokovic fell in his first match after winning the China Open.
- On Friday, Hubert Hurkacz defeated Novak Djokovic for the first time, eliminating the four-time champion from the Shanghai Masters with a 6-4 6-3 second-round victory.
- Djokovic arrived in Shanghai just three days after winning the China Open in Beijing, having contested his sixth match in 10 days before facing Hurkacz.
- Hurkacz produced a clinical display, firing 13 aces and 28 winners to beat the 39-year-old Serbian in 87 minutes, marking his first victory against him in nine meetings.
- Currently ninth in the race to Turin, Djokovic must secure a strong result at the Paris Masters in November to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals.
- This defeat adds to a testing season for the 24-time Grand Slam champion, who previously suffered an unexpected first-round exit at a Grand Slam, his earliest since 2006.
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Tennis-Hurkacz hands Djokovic early Shanghai exit with first win over Serb - Regional Media News
SHANGHAI, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Poland's Hubert Hurkacz beat Novak Djokovic for the first time as he dumped the four-times champion out of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-4 6-3 second-round victory on Friday. Tenth seed Djokovic arrived in Shanghai fresh from winning a record [...]
Novak Djokovic was eliminated in the second round of the Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai, after losing to Polish Hubert Hurkacz, score 4-6, 3-6. Friday's defeat comes only a few days after the title won in Beijing and leaves the Serbian only one tournament in the announced program for the end of the season: the one in Paris.
Three days after winning the 102nd title of his career in Beijing, Serbian Novak Djokovic (8th of the world) lost this Friday in his debut in the Masters 1000 of Shanghai against Polish Hubert Hurkacz.
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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic lost his opening match at the Shanghai Masters 1000 tournament just three days after winning his 102nd career ATP title in Beijing. The world number eight was eliminated in the second round 6-4, 6-3 by Polish Hubert Hurkacz, the winner of the Shanghai tournament in 2023 and currently ranked 34th in the ATP rankings.
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