Qualifier Valentin Vacherot battled back to stun world number 11 Holger Rune and reach the Shanghai Masters semifinals on Thursday, winning 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4. He will face the winner of Thursday’s late match, either 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic—which he said would be “unreal”—or Belgian Zizou Bergs. Vacherot, who at 204th was the…
Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday got his revenge against US teenager Learner Tien, beating him in a nail-biter 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (1/7), 6-4 to proceed to the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals. There he will meet world number seven Alex de Minaur, who cruised past Portugal’s Nuno Borges 7-5, 6-2 earlier in the day. Victory in Shanghai comes…
Defending champion Jannik Sinner retired from the Shanghai Masters on Sunday after suffering a leg injury in his third-round match against the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor. The world number two began to experience issues in the fourth game of the third set, and tried to persevere before abandoning the match when trailing 6-7(3), 7-5, 3-2. After…
Tennis legend Roger Federer will return to court after he confirmed his participation at the Shanghai Masters 2025. Federer will play in the “Roger & Friends” celebrity doubles event on October 10 at Qizhong Stadium. “Hello, this is Roger, and I am really happy to be returning to Qizhong Stadium in Shanghai for the Rolex…