Arthur Fery held two break points at 4-2 in the decider, leaving him one point from a 5-2 lead. But Karen Khachanov won their Shanghai second-round match on October 9, 2026, with all three sets decided in tiebreaks: 7-6(6), 6-7(5), 7-6(2).
Fery had saved three break points at 5-5 in the second set. At 5-5 in that set’s tiebreak, he played drop volleys on consecutive points to level the match.
In the decider, Fery broke to love at 2-2. Khachanov then removed the two chances at 4-2 and won three consecutive games to reverse the direction of the set.
In the final tiebreak, Khachanov moved ahead through successive forehand and backhand attacks and ended the match with his 44th winner. The 26th seed next faced Adrian Mannarino, who had defeated Flavio Cobolli.
