Shanghai Masters 2025 Day Seven Recap

Day seven on the 2025 Shanghai Rolex Masters delivered one other evening of comebacks and cramping because the event’s backside half produced 4 brutal Spherical of 16 battles.

Novak Djokovic as soon as once more defied his physique to scrape via, Holger Rune fought hearth with hearth to subdue Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, and qualifier Valentin Vacherot continued his fairytale run with one other late-night win.

The day started with Zizou Bergs saving match factors to edge Gabriel Diallo in a final-set tiebreak and ended near 1 a.m. as Vacherot grew to become the primary Monegasque participant ever to achieve a Masters 1000 quarterfinal.

Djokovic’s bodily struggles, together with vomiting, limping, and an ankle downside, didn’t cease him from discovering a well beyond Jaume Munar to file his eleventh Shanghai quarter-final.

With Sinner, Zverev, and Fritz all gone, Djokovic, De Minaur and Musetti discover themselves as the one prime 10 gamers remaining. Nonetheless, judging by the way in which this event has unfolded, it stays huge open.

Day Six Shanghai Masters 2025 Spherical of 16 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Zizou Bergs
Gabriel Diallo (21)
3-6 7-5 7-6(8)

Novak Djokovic (4)
Jaume Munar
6-3 5-7 6-2

Holger Rune (10)
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (32)
6-4 6-7(9) 6-3

Valentin Vacherot (Q)
Tallon Griekspoor (27)
4-6 7-6(1) 6-4

Key Matches

Holger Rune def. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-3

Tenth seed Holger Rune edged nearer to his second ATP Masters 1000 title, outlasting big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in a 2-hour, 30-minute battle.

The Dane, who gained his lone Masters 1000 crown in Paris 2022, dealt properly with Perricard’s serve, breaking within the first recreation of the decider and by no means permitting the Frenchman any actual inroads to interrupt again.

Perricard employed a come-forward model, which labored properly for him, so it is going to be attention-grabbing to see if he maintains that tactic in the course of the European indoor swing and he wants extra strings to his bow different than simply the serve.

Novak Djokovic def. Jaume Munar 6-3, 5-7, 6-2

Novak Djokovic battled via bodily challenges – left ankle ache, humidity exceeding 82%, and courtside vomiting to defeat Jaume Munar in a gruelling 2-hour, 40-minute conflict.

Djoker seems to be like he’s received nothing left within the tank, however nonetheless finds a method to get it finished. Some followers say he’s taking part in possum and faking the problems, however regardless of the case, the man is without doubt one of the finest ever at discovering a method to win matches.

This one had a number of medical timeouts and collapsing after dropping the second set, however he capitalised on a pivotal Munar error (a missed smash at 0-0, 40/15 within the third) to interrupt serve and dominate the decider from there on.

Valentin Vacherot def. Tallon Griekspoor 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4

Qualifier Valentin Vacherot grew to become the primary Monegasque participant to achieve a tour-level quarterfinal, defeating twenty seventh seed Tallon Griekspoor 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4 in a 2-hour, 22-minute battle that concluded simply earlier than 1 a.m. native time.

Vacherot has skyrocketed up the rankings, and he performed very clutch at the moment, saving 6 break factors at 4-6, 5-5 (0-40) with large serving and a booming backhand down the road winner. I’ve solely ever seen him play a few times, when he secured a wildcard into his native event in Monte Carlo. Nonetheless, since he returned from the harm he sustained within the Wimbledon qualifiers final 12 months, he has bagged a number of top-50 wins and is now into the final eight at a Masters 1000.

Highlights

Shanghai Masters 2025 Day 8 Spherical of 16 Matches