Djokovic Knocked Out of Shanghai Masters at First Hurdle
Hurkacz won 13 aces and 28 winners as Djokovic lost to him for the first time in nine meetings.
- On Friday, Hubert Hurkacz defeated Novak Djokovic for the first time, eliminating the four-time champion from the Shanghai Masters with a 6-4 6-3 second-round victory.
- Djokovic arrived in Shanghai just three days after winning the China Open in Beijing, having contested his sixth match in 10 days before facing Hurkacz.
- Hurkacz produced a clinical display, firing 13 aces and 28 winners to beat the 39-year-old Serbian in 87 minutes, marking his first victory against him in nine meetings.
- Currently ninth in the race to Turin, Djokovic must secure a strong result at the Paris Masters in November to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals.
- This defeat adds to a testing season for the 24-time Grand Slam champion, who previously suffered an unexpected first-round exit at a Grand Slam, his earliest since 2006.
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