ResultsShanghaiRound of 16

Shanghai: Zverev edges Bublik in two tiebreaks

Four Round of 16 matches finished at the Shanghai Masters, with Alexander Zverev winning the longest scoreline 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(1).

All results

  • Round of 16Alexander Zverev d. Alexander Bublik7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(1)
  • Round of 16Alex De Minaur d. Karen Khachanov6-3 6-4
  • Round of 16Alejandro Davidovich Fokina d. Hubert Hurkacz1-6 6-3 7-6(6)
  • Round of 16Arthur Gea d. Jakub Mensik7-6(4) 6-4

Alexander Zverev, the world No. 2, beat Alexander Bublik, the world No. 22, 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(1) in the Round of 16. Bublik hit 20 aces to Zverev’s 15, but made 36 unforced errors against 23. The deciding tiebreak went to Zverev 7-1.

Round of 16 results, Shanghai
Round of 16 results, Shanghai

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the world No. 26, came from a set down to beat Hubert Hurkacz, the world No. 34, 1-6 6-3 7-6(6). Hurkacz struck 21 aces to Davidovich Fokina’s 3 and won 82 % of his first-serve points to 64 %, but lost the last tiebreak.

Arthur Gea, the world No. 56, beat Jakub Mensik, the world No. 15, 7-6(4) 6-4. Gea hit 11 aces to Mensik’s 6 and won 79 % of his first-serve points to 71 %.

Alex De Minaur, the world No. 9, won the day’s only straight-set match without a tiebreak, beating Karen Khachanov, the world No. 27, 6-3 6-4. De Minaur hit 22 winners to 14 and had 71 % of his first serves in, against 56 %.

Three more Round of 16 matches follow, starting with Casper Ruud against Felix Auger-Aliassime at 07:30 CEST. Daniil Medvedev plays Stefanos Tsitsipas at 12:00 CEST, and Tommy Paul meets Zizou Bergs at 13:30 CEST.

Data as of 06:30 CEST · API-Tennis

Key numbers

15AcesZverev 15 · Bublik 20
1/6Break points wonZverev 1/6 · Bublik 2/3
77%First-serve percentageZverev 77% · Bublik 63%

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