🎾 The Shanghai Masters had the home crowd on the edge of their seats as wildcard Shang Juncheng went head-to-head with Portugal’s Nuno Borges in a rollercoaster three-set match.
Shang started strong, breaking serve to lead 4-2 in the first set. But Borges bounced back, forcing a 7-5 tiebreak win after trading powerful forehands. The humidity soared like a Mumbai monsoon 🔥, and after missing a set point, Shang called for a medical timeout.
Refreshed, Shang unleashed a massive serve to snatch the second set 6-4. The decider was a nail-biter: Shang even had two match-point chances but couldn’t convert. Borges finally sealed it 6-3, ending the 20-year-old’s run. Though the crowd lost their last Chinese contender, they cheered Shang’s fighting spirit loud and clear. 👏
Meanwhile, former world No.1 Daniil Medvedev kept his hopes alive with a straight-sets win over Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (6-3, 7-6(5)). On another court, France’s Arthur Rinderknech stunned world No.3 Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-2—echoing his Wimbledon upset—before setting up a match with Jiri Lehecka, who beat Canada’s Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-4.
With the action heating up, who will rise next? Stay tuned for more thrilling rallies and upsets! ⚡
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China's Shang falls short at Shanghai Masters, Zverev stunned
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