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Warrior: Davidovich Fokina fights back from a set and a break down to beat Jodar for first Masters 1000 title in Shanghai
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 25) came back from a set and a break down to beat Rafael Jodar (No. 12) 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Sunday and win the Rolex Shanghai Masters, his first Masters 1000 title. The Spaniard, who lost his first five career finals and sobbed after the last of them in Washington, has now won all three he has played this season.
October 18, 1993: The day Ivan Lendl won his 94th and last ATP title
Every day Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On this day in 1993, Lendl defeated Todd Martin in straight sets to win the Tokyo Indoor title - the last of his 94 ATP titles
Jodar, 20, sweeps past Medvedev into first Masters 1000 final to set up all-Spanish showdown in Shanghai
Rafael Jodar (No. 12) beat Daniil Medvedev (No. 5) 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to reach his first Masters 1000 final at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, the youngest finalist in the event’s history. The 20-year-old Spaniard, ranked No. 168 at the start of the season, will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the first all-Spanish Masters 1000 final on hard courts.
Chengdu champion Davidovich Fokina stays red-hot in China, toppling Zverev to reach Shanghai final
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 25) came from a set down to stun Alexander Zverev (No. 1) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday night and reach the final of the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The Spaniard, on a nine-match winning run in China since his Chengdu title, recovered from two missed match points to reach his second Masters 1000 final.
Zverev: World No. 1-elect, decided in Shanghai, still waiting to feel it
Alexander Zverev (No. 1) takes on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 25) in the Shanghai semifinals with the year-end No. 1 ranking already his, and a win would make him world No. 1 on November 2. Still No. 2 for now, “funny enough,” the German has put the emotion on hold, played through a painful right ankle and admitted he only noticed his ball-bouncing habit once the US Open was over.
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