{"id":4939,"date":"2018-10-11T02:59:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T02:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=4939"},"modified":"2018-10-11T02:59:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T02:59:42","slug":"zverev-federer-and-del-potro-win-at-shanghai-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/zverev-federer-and-del-potro-win-at-shanghai-masters","title":{"rendered":"Zverev, Federer and del Potro Win at Shanghai Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roger Federer taps his racket towards the crowd after beating Daniil Medvedev to advance to the next round in Shanghai<\/p><\/div>\n

The Shanghai Masters saw the tour\u2019s top players all having challenges in the lead up to the final day. Alexander Zverev and Juan Martin del Potro had to overcome being sick, and Rodger Federer had to battle back from losing the second set after winning the first.<\/p>\n

Zverev, del Potro and Federer each managed to come out on top to advance to the next stage Wednesday at the Shanghai Masters<\/a> in Qizhong Forest Sports City Aren, Shanghai.<\/p>\n

Roger Federer<\/a> is the defending champion and faced an uphill battle in his match against Russia\u2019s Daniil Medvedev. After winning the first set 6-4, Federer fell to the Russian 4-6 in the second set and fought a tough battle in the third, but after breaking Medvedev\u2019s service, Federer won 6-4 and advanced.<\/p>\n

Federer stated that he took chances and mixed things up with his volleys and second serve. While speaking to reporters after the match, Federer added,<\/p>\n

“In the third set I really started to figure it out, as well, how aggressive or how tactical I wanted to make the match. And by trying everything, I found a solution at the end, which was a great feeling to have.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Juan del Porto, who is battling a cold was behind in the first set and faced a tiebreaker in the second against Richard Gasquet. After rebounding to win the first set 7-5, del Porto pulled off a late game tiebreaker to win the second 7-6(7). Commenting on the day\u2019s struggles, del Potro said,<\/p>\n

“It wasn\u2019t easy to play for me today, I did what I can. I didn\u2019t run too much. But I think I played with all my strength in the important moment of the match. I would love to feel better and I have been talking with the doctors every day.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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