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Djokovic has previously won the Shanghai Masters six times (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) and is now chasing his seventh title. He has had a weak spell on tour with early exits in Cincinnati and the US Open due to health issues.
The 39-year-old Serbian won 6–3, 7–6(7–2) and offered, among other things, a delicately struck lob, which can be seen in the player above.
- In the second set, he started to play better, and I had a little difficulty keeping myself fresh physically, says Djokovic according to the ATP tour.
He was happy to have completed the match in two sets.
- I scored a fantastic tiebreak to decide the match in two sets, so I'm very happy with that, says Djokovic, who in the next round meets the new Chinese star Bu Buyunchaokete.
Chasing seventh title – first since 2015.
The Serb, who has dropped to 11th in the rankings, had not won on tour since knocking out Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Wimbledon marathon quarter-finals last summer.
Since then, he dropped outright in the Cincinnati ATP 1,000 tournament and in the US Open after having health problems.
It says a lot about Djokovic's career as he is now chasing his seventh title at the tournament and the last time he won was in 2015 – this after victories in: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Djokovic will face Bu Buyunchaokete in the next round of the Shanghai Masters
Very likely · Within days
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