Djokovic Crashes Out of Shanghai Masters in His First Match
- 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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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.
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.
Djokovic crashes out of Shanghai Masters in his first match
Big-serving Hurkacz, the 2023 champion in Shanghai, won 6-4, 6-3 as the 39-year-old former world number one faltered against an opponent a decade his junior. "I didn't feel myself on the court," the Serbian veteran said afterwards. "It's a super-quick surface, completely different from Beijing. If you lose your serve, it's enough to lose a match." Djokovic was playing three days after winning the title in Beijing, where he has still never lost a…
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Novak Djokovic (ATP-8) ended his Shanghai Masters campaign after the first match. The Serb lost 4-6, 3-6 to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz (ATP-34) in the second round on Friday.
Djokovic dumped out of Shanghai Masters by Hurkacz
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 seventh China Open crown after Australia’s Alex de Minaur retired with a groin injury in […]
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