SHANGHAI, Oct 17 — Top seed Alexander Zverev fell to a relentless Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals today over three tense sets.
Davidovich Fokina, ranked 26th, fought back to win 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 and will play either Daniil Medvedev or fellow Spaniard Rafael Jodar in the final tomorrow.
The 27-year-old Spaniard combined grit, lightning-fast returns and graceful drop shots to stun the German, who will end the year world number one.
“I was a little bit nervous,” Davidovich Fokina told the crowd afterwards of his shaky start.
