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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Djokovic exits Shanghai Masters as birthday-boy Shelton and top-seeded Zverev advance
Novak Djokovic has gone from triumph in Beijing to a shock in Shanghai after a straight-sets loss to Hubert Hurkacz. The 24-time Grand Slam winner has been beaten 6-4, 6-3 in a third-round match that lasted 87 minutes. Earlier at…
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.
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