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1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina produced a major upset by defeating top seed Alexander Zverev 5-7 6-4 6-3 to reach the Shanghai Masters final, where he will face either former world number one Daniil Medvedev or fellow Spaniard Rafael Jodar.
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he → produce → Medvedev
The 25th seed fired 36 winners in the two-hour, two-minute contest on Saturday to secure only his second victory over Zverev in eight meetings.
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seed → fire → meetings
His previous win against the German came in the round of 32 at the Canadian Open in 2023.
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win → come → 2023
Davidovich Fokina earned his first break of the match to take the second set, forcing a decider with a stunning backhand passing shot on the run that capped a bruising baseline exchange and brought the crowd to their feet.
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that → earn → feet
Carrying that momentum into the final set, Davidovich Fokina broke Zverev for a 2-0 lead and never relinquished control, booking a place in the second ATP Masters 1000 final of his career after finishing runner-up in Monte Carlo in 2022.
Landing 82 percent of his first serves and repeatedly exposing Zverev on the forehand side, he secured one of the biggest victories of his career.
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he → carry → career
“I knew that if I stayed there all match, I could get at least one chance and I took it there in the second set,” Davidovich Fokina said.
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Fokina → know → set
“Then in the third set, I think I was better physically.
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I → think → set
The early break in the third set gave me a lot of power.
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break → give → power
“I focused on just playing, not mattering about the result but enjoying.”
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I → focus → result
Zverev said fatigue had caught up with him.
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fatigue → say → him
“I think a break is quite necessary now,” the 29-year-old told reporters, saying he would monitor his fitness ahead of a tournament in Vienna that begins October 24.
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that → think → Vienna
“I carried a little bit of injury, I carried fatigue into the tournament, and I’m okay to lose to a player like this today,” said Zverev, who had felt his ankle at times in Shanghai.
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who → carry → Shanghai
Davidovich Fokina, who missed the North American hard-court swing in August because of injury, has now won nine consecutive matches in China after lifting his second tour-level title at the ATP 250 event in Chengdu last month.
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who → miss → Chengdu
It was a disappointing end to the week for Zverev, a seven-time ATP Masters 1000 champion whose best result in Shanghai remains his runner-up finish to Medvedev in 2019.
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result → remain → 2019
The 29-year-old has otherwise enjoyed a fine season, ending his Grand Slam drought at the French Open before claiming a second major title at the US Open and securing the ATP year-end world number one ranking after Jannik Sinner was sidelined for the remainder of the season with a knee injury.
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Sinner → enjoy → injury
Fifth-seeded Russian Medvedev was playing 12th-seeded Jodar, 20, in the second semifinal.
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Medvedev → seed → semifinal
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