Shanghai Masters: Hurkacz into quarter-finals, edges home favourite Zhang

Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 16 seed, advanced to the last eight of the Shanghai Masters by edging out Chinese Zhizhen Zhang 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-6 (4) at the Qi Zhong Stadium on Tuesday.

Hurkacz, ranked No 17, will face Hungarian Fabian Marozsan next as he goes into his 11th ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final.

The Pole won against Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis (7-6 (5), 6-4) and qualifier Yu Hsiou Hsu (6-4, 6-4) ahead of his victory.

Earlier in the tournament, Zhang, ranked No 60, beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet (6-1, 6-2), Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the No 28 seed (4-6, 6-3, 6-4) and American Brandon Nakashima (7-6 (2), 6-2).

Shanghai Masters, other last 16 results (Qi Zhong Stadium, hard, USD 8.800.000, most recent results first):

• Tommy Paul vs. Andrey Rublev
• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Ugo Humbert vs. J.J. Wolf
• Nicolas Jarry vs. Diego Schwartzman
• Ben Shelton (19) beat Jannik Sinner (6): 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Sebastian Korda (26) beat Francisco Cerundolo (20): 7-5, 7-6 (6)
• Fabian Marozsan beat Casper Ruud (8): 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4