Tennis-Djokovic battles into Shanghai semis as Vacherot's fairytale run continues


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 09 Oct 2025

Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Shanghai Masters - Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China - October 9, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his quarter final match against Belgium's Zizou Bergs REUTERS/Go Nakamura

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Fourth seed Novak Djokovic battled past a spirited Zizou Bergs 6-3 7-5 on Thursday to reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals for a 10th time, setting up a clash with surprise package and world number 204 Valentin Vacherot.

In challenging conditions, Djokovic was made to work harder than the scoreline suggests by his Belgian opponent, who actually registered more winners than the four-times champion but was undone by unforced errors.

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