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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beats Rafael Jodar to win Shanghai Masters for his biggest career title

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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina won the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament by defeating Rafael Jodar with a score of 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Sunday. This victory marked Fokina’s third title of the year and his most significant career achievement to date. Despite being down a set and a break in the match, Fokina rallied back from near defeat against both Jodar and Alexander Zverev earlier in the tournament, showcasing resilience and physical endurance.

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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina won the Shanghai Masters on Sunday by defeating Rafael Jodar in a comeback victory with scores of 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4. This was Fokina's third title of the year and the biggest win of his career to date. The 25th-seeded Spaniard had previously lost all five finals he entered before this, including the Monte Carlo Masters in 2022. Earlier in the tournament, Fokina saved a match point against Frances Tiafoe and came back from a set down to defeat Alexander Zverev in the semifinals. Despite losing his first set heavily, Fokina recovered to win the second set on tiebreak and then secured victory in the third. After winning, he expressed his relief without words, clutching and kissing the trophy tightly.

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Mallorca SHANGHAI the Chengdu Open the Monte Carlo Masters the Shanghai Masters

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Davidovich Fokina PERSON · 4× SHANGHAI GPE · 3× Jodar PERSON · 2× Rafael Jodar PERSON · 2× Alejandro Davidovich Fokina PERSON · 1× Alexander Zverev PERSON · 1× China GPE · 1× Frances Tiafoe PERSON · 1× Mallorca GPE · 1× Spaniard NORP · 1×

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SHANGHAI (AP) — Alejandro Davidovich Fokina rallied from a set and a break down to beat Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 and win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, securing his third title of the year and biggest yet of his career.

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🔮 “In the third set, maybe I had a bit more fitness physically,” the 27-year-old Davidovich Fokina said.

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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beats Rafael Jodar to win Shanghai Masters for his biggest career title · assertive framing

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Fokina → rally → career

The 25th-seeded Spaniard had lost the first five finals of his career, including the Monte Carlo Masters in 2022. asserted

Spaniard → seed → 2022

His other titles this year came on grass in Mallorca in June and at the Chengdu Open in China last month. asserted

titles → come → China

He clutched the Shanghai trophy tightly and then kissed it. asserted

He → clutch → it

“I don’t have any words right now,” Davidovich Fokina said. asserted

Fokina → have → words

“I have a blank mind. asserted

I → have → mind

I don’t know what to say and I don’t know how I feel. asserted

I → know → what

Davidovich Fokina was close to going out of the tournament, saving a match point in the third round against three-time U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe. asserted

Fokina → go → Tiafoe

He then rallied from a set down against future No. 1 Alexander Zverev in the semifinals. asserted

He → rally → semifinals

The 20-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar, seeded No. 12, was also appearing in his first Masters 1000 final and looked set for a second career title following a dominant first set. asserted

Spaniard → seed → set

But like against Zverev, Davidovich Fokina fought back again. asserted

Fokina → fight → Zverev

He used his court speed to break back to 3-3 in the second set, retrieving a drop shot by pushing a backhand pass down the line, despite being off balance. asserted

He → use → balance

He fell on his back and spread his arms out to celebrate winning that point. asserted

He → fall → point

Jodar called for a trainer at 4-3 in the third set and had a massage on his right thigh. asserted

Jodar → call → thigh

In the next game, he grimaced in pain and clutched his left foot after slightly twisting it when running to the net. asserted

he → grimace → net

He then had a massage on his left thigh at the changeover. asserted

He → have → changeover

“In the third set, maybe I had a bit more fitness physically,” the 27-year-old Davidovich Fokina said. asserted

Fokina → have → fitness

“He’s an amazing player and it was very tough to play against him. asserted

it → ’ → him

He won on his second match point when Jodar, who beat former Shanghai champion Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal, could not return his serve. uncertain

who → win → serve