Yannick Hanfmann beat Kamil Majchrzak in the first round of the Rolex Shanghai Masters, an ATP 1000 event in Shanghai, 6-7, 7-6, 7-6. The round of 128 match was played on hard courts, with the set count 2:1 in favor of the German (api.tennis).
How the match unfolded
Majchrzak took the first set, winning it 7-6. Hanfmann leveled in the second by taking the set by the same score. In the deciding set, the players again reached 7-6, and this time the German had the last word.
In the rankings, Hanfmann is 58th with 906 points, while Majchrzak is 75th with 755 points (rank.tennis). The German's victory in Shanghai matched that order.
Before the Shanghai tournament, Hanfmann had three straight defeats: in the qualifying round of the China Open to Thomas Machac (6-7, 7-6, 4-6), in the first round of the US Open to Alejandro Tabilo (3-6, 2-6, 7-6, 3-6), and in Cincinnati to Arthur Fils (6-7, 1-6). Before Shanghai, Majchrzak lost to Fils in the qualifying round of the Japan Open (2-6, 6-3, 1-6), and at the AITO Hangzhou Open he reached the round of 16, losing to Yunchaokete Bu (6-7, 7-6, 2-6).