Djokovic survives humidity, illness & leg subject to defeat Munar in Shanghai

Match Report

Djokovic survives humidity, illness & leg subject to defeat Munar in Shanghai

Serbian overcomes Spaniard 6-3, 5-7, 6-2

October 07, 2025

Novak Djokovic overcame ache in his left ankle, the Shanghai humidity and the problem of Jaume Munar to achieve the quarter-finals on the Rolex Shanghai Masters for the eleventh time on Tuesday.

The Serbian acquired a number of medical timeouts for a leg subject through the two-hour, 40-minute conflict and steadily positioned an ice towel over his head throughout changeovers, with humidity ranges exceeding 82 per cent. Djokovic threw up courtside on a number of events and collapsed to the ground after dropping the second set earlier than he acquired medical help.

Nonetheless, regardless of the difficult circumstances, the 38-year-old dug deep to grind down Munar 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in one of the bodily matches of the season.

After dropping the second set, Djokovic capitalised on an important Munar error initially of the third set to regain momentum. Serving at 0-0, 40/15, Munar missed a easy smash large, permitting a gap for the Serbian. Djokovic went on to interrupt Munar’s serve after which was aggressive within the decider in an try to shorten the rallies. The 40-time Masters 1000 champion produced a 9.6 shot high quality on the forehand within the third set, hitting at a mean velocity of 84 mph on that stroke to dictate and triumph.

Shot High quality measures the standard of the participant’s serve, return, forehand and backhand on a 0-10 scale. They’re calculated in real-time by analysing every shot’s velocity, spin, depth, width, and the impression it has on the opponent.

Djokovic has reached the quarter-finals in all 11 of his Shanghai appearances, lifting the trophy a report 4 instances. The No. 5 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings is the highest-ranked left participant within the draw and he’ll subsequent meet Belgian Zizou Bergs.

The Serbian is chasing a record-extending forty first ATP Masters 1000 title and first since he received in Paris in 2023. Earlier this 12 months, he misplaced within the Miami ultimate to #NextGenATP Czech Jakub Mensik. The report seven-time Nitto ATP Finals champion is at the moment third within the PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin, with a 35-10 standing on the 12 months, in response to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.