Hurkacz dumps Djokovic out of Shanghai Masters to reach third round
The defeat was the latest setback in a difficult season for Novak Djokovic, who suffered a shock first-round exit at the US Open, his earliest Grand Slam defeat since the 2006 Australian Open.
SHANGHAI: Poland's Hubert Hurkacz secured a hard-fought victory over four-time champion Novak Djokovic, eliminating the top-seeded player from the Shanghai Masters. Djokovic, who had arrived in Shanghai fresh off winning his record seventh China Open title, faced his first loss in Shanghai since capturing the tournament in 2023.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion had a 8-0 record against the 29-year-old Hurkacz, but the Pole proved too strong, delivering 13 aces and 28 winners in a one-hour-and-27-minute match that concluded in his favor. This defeat added to a challenging season for Djokovic, who suffered an early first-round exit at the US Open, his earliest Grand Slam loss since 2006.
Hurkacz extended his winning streak in Shanghai to eight matches, and will now face either Italy's Lorenzo Musetti or China's Zhou Yi in the next round. Meanwhile, in other matches, French and US Open champion Alexander Zverev advanced by defeating local favorite Wu Yibing, while US Open runner-up Jannik Sinner missed out on the year-end world number one ranking due to knee inflammation.
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