Four set points saved, then a 7–1 finish: Zverev survives Bublik
Shanghai, October 13, 2026: Zverev recovered from 3–6 in the opening tiebreak and a break down in the decider to reach his 40th Masters quarter-final.
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Alexander Zverev saved four set points before beating Alexander Bublik 7–6(6), 4–6, 7–6(1) in the Shanghai fourth round on October 13, 2026. The match lasted two hours and 41 minutes.
One set point came while Zverev served at 5–6. Three more followed at 3–6 in the opening tiebreak. He escaped all four and took the breaker 8–6.
Bublik won the second set and moved a break ahead in the third. Zverev recovered that break to force another tiebreak, then conceded only one point in a 7–1 finish.
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The result delivered Zverev’s 40th Masters 1000 quarter-final and his first in Shanghai since 2019. He narrowed his head-to-head deficit against Bublik to 2–3. His quarter-final opponent was Alex De Minaur, who beat Karen Khachanov 6–3, 6–4.
