Hubert Hurkač from Poland is the winner of Masters in Shanghai, after he managed to save the match point and celebrate against Russian Andrei Rublev - 2:1 (6:3, 3:6, 7:6).
Just as they announced before the duel, a great fight was seen and when it seemed that the seventh-ranked tennis player Rubljov would get 17th on the ATP list, Hurkač managed to get away with an unforced error by Rubljov for four tied match points in the tie-break of the decisive set. .
Two aces from the Pole followed, and then he managed to gain an advantage in the pawn with the help of the net and win the Open Championship of China, a prize fund of 8,8 million dollars.
Hurkač is in the Masters final for the third time, he won the title from Miami in the final with Janik Siner, while in Montreal he lost the final to Pablo Karenj - Busta.
Rublev stayed on one masters title from April in Monte Carlo, and lost three finals of the 1.000-point tournament. He also lost the possibility of becoming the fourth player in the world starting tomorrow.
In mutual duels, the Pole now leads with 3:2.
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