October 11. Two Shanghai Masters finals: Davydenko-2009 and Djokovic-2015

On this day, Shanghai twice crowned the winner of a Masters tournament. In 2009 the trophy went to Nikolay Davydenko, and in 2015 to Novak Djokovic. On both occasions, the semifinals and final, according to api.tennis data, fell on October 11.

2015. Djokovic without a loss

In the semifinal on the Shanghai hard courts, Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray 6:1, 6:3. In the other semifinal, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Serena Paris in three sets, 6:4, 0:6, 7:5. After losing the second set without winning a game, the Frenchman took the decisive set. In the final, Djokovic proved too strong for Tsonga, winning 6:2, 6:4, needing just 78 minutes for the decisive match. Across the entire day of play, the Serb did not drop a single set.

2009. Davydenko's day

Serena Paris reached the final after a semifinal against Feliciano Lopez. With the score at 6:1, 3:0 in Nadal's favor, Lopez chose not to continue the match, which lasted 51 minutes. The other semifinal turned out to be the longest match of the day. Nikolay Davydenko beat Novak Djokovic 4:6, 6:4, 7:6(1) in 183 minutes.

In the final, Davydenko defeated Nadal 7:6(3), 6:3 in 123 minutes to become the champion of the Shanghai Masters. Six years later, Djokovic, who had lost in the semifinal in 2009, won the tournament himself.