Djokovic loses to Hurkacz in Shanghai second round

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Novak Djokovic lost to Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 6-3 in the second round of the Shanghai Masters on Friday.

Novak Djokovic lost to Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters second round on Friday, three days after claiming his 102nd career title at the China Open in Beijing. The 39-year-old had not lost to the Pole in their nine previous meetings. Hurkacz, ranked 34th and the 2023 Shanghai champion, was clinical in his victory. He served 13 aces and hit 28 winners while conceding little on serve. The match lasted 87 minutes.

Djokovic had been playing his sixth match in ten days and was on a 34-match winning streak after Beijing. At the China Open final, Alexander de Minaur retired injured after the first set, and Daniil Medvedev was disqualified in the semi-final after hitting a spectator with the ball, so Djokovic did not have to win a match point in either match.

Hurkacz said after the victory: 'It's a special night. I've been playing Novak for like seven years. It's been unsuccessful but [he has been] such a great champion for so many years. He just won Beijing, so it's a very difficult task to play against him, but also it is a pleasure for me to share a court with him, to play such a legend of the sport.'

Britain's Arthur Fery also fell at the second-round stage, losing to 26th seed Karen Khachanov in an epic three-and-a-half-hour encounter. All three sets went to tie-breaks, with Khachanov claiming them 8-6, 7-5 and winning the final set after Fery had held a 4-2 lead with a break of serve.

Djokovic loses to Hurkacz in Shanghai second round — Image: BBC Sport

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Djokovic suffers surprise Hurkacz loss in ShanghaiNovak Djokovic suffers a surprise second-round loss to Hubert Hurkacz at the Shanghai Masters, just three days after his triumph at the China Open in Beijing.BBC Sport · 9 Oct, 13:50
Djokovic suffers shock second-round exit in Shanghai and Fery beatenNovak Djokovic suffered a shock second-round exit at the Shanghai Masters, losing in straight sets to Hubert Hurkacz on Friday.Sky Sports · 9 Oct, 13:30

In this story: Novak Djokovic · Hubert Hurkacz · Shanghai Masters · Arthur Fery · Karen Khachanov

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