Carlos Alcaraz was knocked out in the third round of the Shanghai Masters, and Zizou Bergs recorded the biggest win of his career. Bergs beat the second seed 7-5, 7-6 (7-4). He failed to serve out the match at 6-5 in the second set but recovered to win the tie-break. Alcaraz, who won the Japan …
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Novak Djokovic suffered a surprise second-round loss to Hubert Hurkacz at the Shanghai Masters, just three days after winning the China Open in Beijing. The 39-year-old Djokovic ended an 11-month wait to lift the 102nd title of his illustrious career after Alex de Minaur retired injured from the China Open final. Djokovic received a first-round …
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Daniil Medvedev won his first match since being disqualified at the China Open for hitting a spectator in the eye with a ball he had struck into the stands. He beat Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a second-round match on Saturday at the Shanghai Masters, an ATP 1000 event. Medvedev now holds a 10-2 …
Coco Gauff described the past few days as “draining” after receiving racist abuse online before her fourth-round exit at the China Open. The American tennis star was subjected to an “insane” amount of racist comments and direct messages following a controversial incident during her third-round victory over 16-year-old Sun Xinran on Monday. During the match, …