Shanghai Masters 1000, Novak Djokovic struggles but goes to the round of 16

Serbian Novak Djokovic, currently number 5 in the world, beat German Yannick Hanfmann, number 150, in a comeback with a score of 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000, staying on the court for almost two hours and three quarters.

A single break in the first set, and of course it was Nole who suffered it, at 1-1. Only one break in the second set as well, and this time it is in favor of the Serb, who manages to extend the match to the third set.

The deciding partial also has little history: a break for Djokovic at 2-1 in his favor. Throughout the match, apart from the games in which one of the two tennis players lost the serve, there were no other break points.

The former tennis king now in the round of 16 of the tournament on the Chinese city’s concrete will face Spain’s Jaume Munar.