Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Hubert Hurkacz 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 in the round of 16 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in Shanghai to reach the quarterfinals. The result was reported by api.tennis.
From a lost set to a tiebreak win
Hurkacz took the opening set, with Davidovich Fokina losing it 1-6. The momentum shifted to the Spaniard in the second set, which he won 6-3. The deciding set was the closest of the match, with the winner determined by a tiebreak. Davidovich Fokina closed it out 7-6.
This is another deciding-set tiebreak win for Davidovich Fokina at this tournament. In the round of 32, he beat Frances Tiafoe 7-6, 4-6, 7-6. Before that, the Spaniard defeated Jenson Brooksby in the round of 64, 6-1, 6-3.
On his way to this match, Hurkacz beat James Duckworth in the round of 128, 6-3, 7-6, then Novak Djokovic in the round of 64, 6-4, 6-3. In the round of 32, he defeated Yi Zhou 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, but his match against Davidovich Fokina brought his run in Shanghai to an end.