{"id":4950,"date":"2018-10-13T16:25:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T16:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=4950"},"modified":"2018-10-13T16:25:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T16:25:02","slug":"nadal-djokovic-to-face-borna-coric-in-shanghai-masters-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/nadal-djokovic-to-face-borna-coric-in-shanghai-masters-final","title":{"rendered":"Nadal Djokovic to Face Borna Coric in Shanghai Masters Final"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nadal Djokovic raises his racket to supporters on Saturday after defeating Alexander Zverev in back-to-back sets to advance to the finals on Sunday.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Shanghai Masters semifinals was a day Borna Coric will remember fondly, Roger Federer, however, will remember it differently after watching Coric advance to the Sunday’s finals.<\/p>\n

Roger Federer was looking strong as the defending champion of the Shanghai Masters but was upset by the lesser seeded Borna Coric<\/a> in back-to-back sets 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday in Shanghai. After winning the second set, Borna Coric stated that the match was one of the best in his life. This will be the third time the Croatian will face Djokovic, and he is hopeful it will be the one he walks away with the trophy after their two previous meetings resulted in a loss for Coric.<\/p>\n

Nadal Djokovic<\/a>, who is currently ranked third in the world, will now jump to second after his two set semifinal win over 5th seeded Alexander Zverev. Djokovic dominated in the first set winning 6-2, and things did not improve for Zverev, who struggled in his quarterfinal match against Nicoloz Basilashvili<\/a>, losing 6-1 and bringing an end to his time in Shanghai.<\/p>\n

The loss for Roger Federer was devastating for a current No. 2 seeded player. After an incredible year that has seen him win three titles, the loss to Coric was not expected. Coric elegantly ended the final game serving an ace and then sending a rapid forehand return to win the set point.<\/p>\n

Coric never gave Federer the chance to break point and was effective in breaking Federer\u2019s serve in the first set and second sets opening games. In the four times, the two have played against each other, both have now won twice and lost twice. Coric\u2019s first win against Federer came in Halle last June.<\/p>\n

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