Tennis》The talented star who reversed the Spanish Civil War, Faucina won the Masters Championship for the first time in Shanghai

Phokana. (AP)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] The Shanghai Men's Tennis Masters staged the "Spanish Showdown" for the first time. 27-year-old Alejandro Davidovich Fokina showed great stamina and defeated the menacing 20-year-old talented star Rafael Jodar 1:6, 7:6 (7:5), 6:4, winning the ATP thousand-level ATP championship for the first time in his career.

"My mind went blank. I didn't know what to say. I felt relieved." Fokina showed tenacity in Shanghai and went to three sets in four of the six games, including the 4-strong defeat of Germany's top seed Alexander Zverev, who had locked up the year-end tennis title. In the final, he overcame the disadvantage of losing the first set and being broken first in the second set. After a fierce battle for nearly two and a half hours, he finally withstood the pressure and defeated Hodahl, who was originally expected to be the favorite.

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In addition to winning the ATP 250 level Chengdu in late September, Fokina has won 10 consecutive victories on the China Professional Tour. He had been out for two months due to a back injury and said with emotion: "I think of my good friend Arthur Fils. He also missed many games this year, but he came back strongly. This gave me great encouragement. If he can do it, I can do it too."

The late bloomer Fokina became the first Spanish champion in Shanghai tournament history since 2009. This week's latest world men's singles ranking will rise significantly from 26th place to a career-high 13th place.