Shanghai Masters: Hurkacz wins the trophy
Hubert Hurkacz won the trophy on Sunday night against Andrey Rublev
Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 16 seed, won the Shanghai Masters trophy by edging out Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 5 seed, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8) at the Qi Zhong Stadium on Sunday night.
Hurkacz, ranked No 17, beat Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis (7-6 (5), 6-4), qualifier Yu Hsiou Hsu (6-4, 6-4), Chinese Zhizhen Zhang (7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-6 (4)), Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (4-6, 6-1, 6-3) and American Sebastian Korda, the No 26 seed (6-3, 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Shanghai tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Rublev, ranked No 7, defeated Frenchman Quentin Halys (6-4, 7-5), Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, the No 31 seed (6-3, 6-0), American Tommy Paul, the No 12 seed (7-5, 7-5), Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 32 seed (6-2, 6-3) and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 18 seed (7-6 (7), 6-3).