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.
Novak Djokovic suffered his first loss to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz as the four-time champion was ousted from the Shanghai Masters by a 6-4, 6-3 second-round defeat. The Serbian, who won his seventh China Open title earlier this week, arrived in Shanghai as the 10th seed. Hurkacz, a former world number six, had not lost to Djokacz in their eight previous meetings and delivered a clinical performance, hitting 13 aces and 28 winners while serving effectively, ultimately defeating Djokovic in one hour and 27 minutes.
This defeat added to Djokovic's challenges this season, including an early US Open exit, marking the earliest Grand Slam defeat for the 39-year-old since 2006. In the other matches, French and US Open champion Alexander Zverev continued his pursuit of the year-end world number one ranking by defeating Wu Yibing of China 6-4, 7-6(4).
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