Two big shocks in the Men's QFs at Shanghai today. Roger Federer lost to Sascha Zverev in three, but NoVak Djokovic losing in the same to Stefanos Tsitsipas tops it. In the other QFs Daniil Medvedev beat Fabio Fognini and Matteo Berrettini beat Dominic Thiem. Only Medvedev has won a Masters Series event previously of the four Semi-Finalists, and him only once and very recently. The Russian must be the favourite to add to that Cincy crown, though.
Contrasting fortune for the British pairs on the Doubles court. J.Murray/N.Skupski beat #4 Klaasen/Venus to set up an SF against #8 Pavic/Soares, but Salisbury/Ram lost an epic to #6 Mahut/Roger-Vasselin, the deciding match breaker ending 18-16 in favour of the Frenchmen.
Coco Gauff is making the most of her luck - a first career top ten win over Kiki Bertens (currently 8) has set up a SF against Andrea Petkovic. Gauff and McNally are also in the Doubles SF in Linz.
Heather Watson's Semi opponent in Tianjin will be Veronika Kudermetova. None of the four Semi-Finalists here are seeds (the other two are Ons Jabeur and Rebecca Peterson). Then again neither are Gauff or Petkovic seeded in Austria!
Contrasting fortune for the British pairs on the Doubles court. J.Murray/N.Skupski beat #4 Klaasen/Venus to set up an SF against #8 Pavic/Soares, but Salisbury/Ram lost an epic to #6 Mahut/Roger-Vasselin, the deciding match breaker ending 18-16 in favour of the Frenchmen.
Coco Gauff is making the most of her luck - a first career top ten win over Kiki Bertens (currently 8) has set up a SF against Andrea Petkovic. Gauff and McNally are also in the Doubles SF in Linz.
Heather Watson's Semi opponent in Tianjin will be Veronika Kudermetova. None of the four Semi-Finalists here are seeds (the other two are Ons Jabeur and Rebecca Peterson). Then again neither are Gauff or Petkovic seeded in Austria!
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