Shanghai Masters results: Novak Djokovic beats Borna Coric in final
NOVAK DJOKOVIC beat Borna Coric 6-3, 6-4 to win the Shanghai Masters final.
Djokovic will rise to second in the rankings, just 215 points behind world No 1 Rafael Nadal.
“I couldn’t ask for a better scenario,” Djokovic said. “I am very close to Rafael Nadal in the rankings and I have put myself in a very good position for the last period of the year.
“We will see I am planning to play Paris and London and maybe another tournament before then.
“The game is working really well and ending a year as number one will definitely be the biggest achievement of this year.”
Shanghai Masters results live
Final
(2) Novak Djokovic Defeats Borna Coric 6-3 6-4
Semi-finals
Borna Coric Defeats Roger Federer 6-4 6-4
(2) Novak Djokovic Defeats (4) Alexander Zverev 6-2 6-1
Quarter-finals
(2) Novak Djokovic Defeats (7) Kevin Anderson 7-6 6-3
(4) Alexander Zverev Defeats (11) Kyle Edmund 6-4 6-4
Borna Coric Defeats Matthew Ebden 7-5 6-4
Roger Federer Defeats Kei Nishikori 6-4 7-6
Round three
(1) Roger Federer defeats Roberto Bautista-Agut 6-3 2-6 6-4
(8) Kei Nishikori defeats Sam Querrey 7-6 6-4
Matthew Ebden defeats Peter Gojowcyk 6-2 6-3
(11) Kyle Edmund defeats Nicolas Jarry 7-6 6-3
(4) Alexander Zverev defeats Alex De Minaur 6-1 6-4
(2) Novak Djokovic defeats Marco Cecchinato 6-4 6-0
Borna Coric bt Juan Martin del Potro 7-5, ret.
Kevin Anderson bt Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-6
Round two
(16) Marco Cecchinato Defeats Hyeon Chung 4-6 7-6 7-6
Kevin Anderson defeats Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-2
Roberto Bautista-Agut defeats Mackenzie McDonald 3-6 6-4 6-1
Kei Nishikori defeats Yibing Wu 3-6 6-0 6-1
Sam Querrey defeats Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-7 7-5
(4) Alexander Zverev Defeats Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-5 6-4
(3) Juan Martin del Potro defeats Richard Gasquet 7-5 7-6
Stefanos Tsitsipas defeats Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-6
(13) Borna Coric Defeats (Q) Bradley Klahn 6-4 6-2
Alex de Minaur Defeats (Q) Benoit Paire 6-4 6-3
(11) Kyle Edmund Defeats Andreas Seppi 6-3 6-4
(2) Novak Djokovic Defeats Jeremy Chardy 6-3 7-5
Matthew Ebden Defeats (6) Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-7 7-6
Nicolas Jarry Defeats (5) Marin Cilic 2-6 7-6 7-5
Peter Gojowczyk Defeats Marton Fucsovics 6-4 6-7 7-6
Roger Federer defeats Daniil Medvedev 6-4 4-6 6-4
Round one
Sam Querrey Defeats (9) Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-4
(10) Stefanos Tsitsipas Defeats Gael Monfils 7-6 4-6 6-4
(11) Kyle Edmund Defeats Filip Krajinovic 7-5 6-3
Peter Gojowczyk Defeats (12) Jack Sock 6-4 6-7 6-3
(13) Borna Coric Defeats (WC) Stan Wawrinka 4-6 6-4 6-3
(Q) Mackenzie McDonald Defeats (14) Milos Raonic 6-3 5-7 6-3
(Q) Benoit Paire Defeats (15) Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3 6-4
(16) Marco Cecchinato Defeats Gilles Simon 6-7 6-4 7-6
Nikoloz Basilashvili Defeats Denis Shapovalov 6-2 6-2
Roberto Bautista Agut Defeats Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4
Jeremy Chardy Defeats Maximilian Marterer 6-3 7-6
Hyeon Chung Defeats (Q) Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 2-6 6-1
Alex de Minaur defeats (Q) Vasek Pospisil 6-4 7-6
Matthew Ebden Defeats Frances Tiafoe 3-6 6-4 6-3
(Q) Taylor Fritz Defeats Robin Haase 6-3 7-6
Marton Fucsovics Defeats Damir Dzumhur 6-3 6-4
Richard Gasquet Defeats Leonardo Mayer 1-6 6-2 6-1
Nicolas Jarry Defeats Mischa Zverev 6-4 3-6 7-6
Karen Khachanov Defeats Steve Johnson 6-7 6-3 6-4
(Q) Bradley Klahn Defeats Nick Kyrgios 4-6 6-4 6-3
(Q) Mikhail Kukushkin Defeats Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 6-2
Daniil Medvedev Defeats (WC) Ze Zhang 3-6 7-6 6-4
Andreas Seppi Defeats Adrian Mannarino 6-4 6-4
(WC) Yibing Wu Defeats (WC) Zhe Li 7-6 6-2