Djokovic, Federer Knocked out of Shanghai Masters

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have been knocked out at the quarter-final stage of the Rolex Shanghai Masters.

The world No 1 fell at the hands of Stefano sT sit sip as, while Fe der er was defeated by Alex and erZve rev on a dramatic day in China.

The conqueror of Djokovic, Tsitsipas, has struggled in recent months but found his form to produce a superb 3-6 7-5 6-3 victory - his second career win over Djokovic.

Djokovic sits at the top of the rankings at the moment but trails Raf aN ada lin they early standings and, with the Spaniard absent from Shanghai, had hoped to make up significant ground in China. “He deserved the victory,” Djokovic said. “He was the better player in the second and third sets. I started well in the first set, but I wasn’t sharp enough.

“Stefanos had the high-quality tennis and he played very well after his serve,” the Serb added on the ATP Tour website.

“He was backing up his serve with really good and aggressive first shots in the rally. I didn’t make him defend enough. I just gave him enough time to really dictate the play from the back of the court and he deserved to win.”

Until Friday’s match, Djokovic had won 24 straight sets in Asia, a run that included last year’s Shanghai Masters and the title in Tokyo last week.

T sit sip as’ victory ensured he will make his debut at the ATP Finals in London next month.

Federer followed Djokovic out of the competition by losing a dramatic last eight clash 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 to Alexander Zverev.