World No. 1 Novak Djokovic remained on course for a fourth Shanghai Rolex Masters crown on Thursday as he defeated Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals. The Serbian is back in action for the first time since losing the US Open final to Stan Wawrinka and is chasing his eighth tour-level crown of the season. He has a 26-3 record at this ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament and is bidding to add to the trophies he won in 2012-13 and 2015. Each victory this week sees Djokovic keep pace with Andy Murray in the battle to finish the year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The Belgrade native started the week with a healthy 1,555-point lead...
Ouch! That's got to hurt! Alexander Zverev makes use of a line judges chair against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Thursday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Watch two Hots Shots from Alexander Zverev's racquet during his third-round match on Thursday against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Ninth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga denied the Zverev family two quarter-finalists at the Shanghai Rolex Masters as he rallied to defeat the younger of the two, Alexander Zverev, 6-7(4), 6-2, 7-5, in the third round on Thursday. Mischa Zverev advanced to the last eight with a three-set win over Marcel Granollers, but his younger brother was unable to capitalise on the 4-1 lead in the final set that he held over Tsonga. As Zverev's frustration mounted, an inspired Tsonga mounted a fightback, winning six of the last seven games to clinch victory in two hours and 27 minutes. Tsonga is enjoying a successful return from the left knee injury that forced him to retire against Novak Djokovic in the US Open...
Alexander Zverev appears in control, but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga guesses right and strikes back on Thursday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.