Djokovic battles Shanghai humidity to reach third round

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ATP SHANGHAI MASTERS YANNICK HANFMANN V NOVAK DJOKOVIC FRANCISCO CERUNDOLO V ZIZOU BERGS YOSHIHITO NISHIOKA V JUAME MUNAR VALENTIN VACHEROT V TOMAS MACHAC RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT AND SHOTLIST SHOWS: SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 5, 2025) (ATP MEDIA / IMG – See restrictions before use) NOVAK DJOKOVIC BEAT YANNICK HANFMANN 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 1. DJOKOVIC WINS POINT WITH FOREHAND DOWN THE LINE 2. HANFMANN WINS SET WITH AN ACE 3. HANFMANN WINS LONG RALLY WITH A LOB AT THE NET 4. DJOKOVIC WINS LONG RALLY AND SECOND SET WITH OVERHEAD SMASH/ GESTURES TO THE CROWD TO MAKE MORE NOISE 5. HANFMANN LOSES LONG RALLY BY HITTING SHOT OVER THE BASELINE AS DJOKOVIC WINS BREAK POINT 6. HANFMANN HITS LONG ON MATCH POINT/ DJOKOVIC CELEBRATES/ PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS ZIZOU BERGS BEATS FRANCISCO CERUNDOLO 7-6(1), 6-3 7. BERGS WINS BREAK POINT WITH CROSSCOURT FOREHAND 8. BERGS WINS POINT WITH LOB FROM THE BACK OF THE COURT 9. CERUNDOLO HITS BALL WIDE ON SET POINT IN THE TIEBREAKER 10. BERGS WINS BREAK POINT WITH A DROP SHOT AT THE NET 11. CERUNDOLO'S RETURN GOES LONG ON MATCH POINT/ BERGS  CELEBRATES/ PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS JUAME MUNAR BEATS YOSHIHITO NISHIOKA 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 12. MUNAR WINS POINT WITH BACKHAND DOWN THE LINE 13. MUNAR WINS LONG RALLY AND SET WITH FOREHAND DOWN THE LINE/ MUNAR CELEBRATES 14. NISHIOKA WINS BREAK POINT IN SECOND SET WITH VOLLEY AT THE NET 15. NISHIOKA HITS WIDE AS MUNAR GOES A BREAK UP IN THE THIRD SET 16. MUNAR HITS ACE TO WIN THE MATCH/ POINTS TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD/ CROWD APPLAUD/ PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS VALENTIN VACHEROT BEAT TOMAS MACHAC (RETIRED) 17. MACHAC IS UNABLE TO CROSS THE COURT TO MAKE A RETURN/ WALKS TO THE NET AS UMPIRE ANNOUNCES HE IS RETIRING INJURED/ PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS STORY: Novak Djokovic battled through a two hours and 42 minute match in Shanghai on Sunday (October 5) to come from a set down to beat Yannik Hanfmann of Germany. The 38-year-old Serb struggled in the humid conditions but eventually came out on top winning 4-6 7-5 6-3 to set up a match with Jaume Munar in the last 16. Munar, the unseeded Spaniard, won his match against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in another three-set battle coming through 6-4 5-7 6-1. Zizou Bergs run continued, two days after knocking out Norway's Casper Ruud, the Belgian produced some stunning tennis to win his match 7-6(1) 6-3 against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo. Czech Tomas Machac was forced to retire from his match against Valentin Vacherot of Monaco. He lost the first set 6-0 and then with the score at 3-1 in the second set he was no longer able to chase after shots and retired. (Production: Simon Ormiston)

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