Novak Djokovic starts his Rolex Shanghai Masters campaign against 2023 champion Hubert Hurkacz after winning the Beijing title last week. It was his 102nd tour-level title, his first of the season and a record seventh in Beijing, and he beat Alexander Zverev in the quarter-finals.
Djokovic called the week phenomenal and said it was "the best week of this year, no doubt". He has won Shanghai a record four times.
Hurkacz set up the match by hitting 19 aces in a 6-3, 7-6(4) win over James Duckworth. Djokovic is ninth in the Race to Turin, the last qualifying place for the Nitto ATP Finals now that Jannik Sinner has ended his season with a knee injury.
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