Hubert Hurkacz beat Yi Zhou 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, an ATP 1000 event, to advance to the next round. The result was reported by api.tennis.
Yi Zhou fights back, but Hurkacz takes the final set
Hurkacz won the opening set but could not close out the match in the next, as Yi Zhou leveled the match at one set apiece. Hurkacz regained the advantage in the deciding set.
Before this match, Hurkacz had advanced through the draw without dropping a set. He beat James Duckworth 6-3, 7-6 in the round of 128, then defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 in the round of 64. Yi Zhou took a set from him but could not stop his winning run.
A deciding set had been a familiar finish for Yi Zhou at this tournament. He beat Mattia Bellucci 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, and Lorenzo Musetti 7-6, 3-6, 7-6. Both matches ended with winning tiebreaks; against Hurkacz, the final set did not go to a tiebreak.