Djokovic suffers shock second-round exit in Shanghai and Fery beaten

Novak Djokovic, who won the China Open on Tuesday for the 102nd title of his career, goes down 6-4 6-3 to Hubert Hurkacz in his Shanghai opener; Arthur Fery beaten by 26th seed Karen Khachanov in epic three-setter; top seed Alexander Zverev through to third round

Novak Djokovic suffered a shock second-round exit at the Shanghai Masters, losing in straight sets to Hubert Hurkacz on Friday.

Djokovic was on a high coming into the tournament after claiming a seventh China Open title - and the 102nd of his career - on Tuesday, albeit he didn't have to win a match point in either the semi-final or final.

Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from their final-four clash after hitting a spectator with the ball , while Alex De Minaur retired hurt after dropping the first set of the final, ⁠with Djokovic leading 7-6 (7-3) 0-1.

The 39-year-old was far from his best when in his Shanghai opener on Friday, beaten in straight sets - 6-4 6-3 - by Hurkacz.

It's Djokovic's first career defeat to the Pole, having won their prior eight encounters. But the former world No 6 produced a ‌clinical display, sending down 13 aces and 28 winners while conceding little on serve to defeat the 24-time Grand Slam champion.

Great Britain's Arthur Fery also exits at the second-round stage, after losing out in an epic match with 26th seed Karen Khachanov that lasted over three and a half hours - all three sets decided by a tie break.

Fery lost his opening service game of the match, but broke back to send the opening set to a tiebreaker, which Khachanov claimed 8-6.

Roles were reversed in the second, as the Wimbledon semi-finalist took the breaker 7-5, while it appeared to be advantage Fery in the decider when 4-2 and a break up.

However Khachanov battled back and took the final tiebreaker 7-2 to secure his spot in the third round.

Top seed Alexander Zverev got his tournament off to a winning start, as this year's two-time major winner beat Chinese wildcard entry Wu Yibing 6-4 7-6 (7-4).

US Open runner-up Ben Shelton - beaten by Zverev in his first Grand Slam final - celebrated his 24th birthday with a 6-3 7-6 (8-6) win over Daniel Altmaier.

It represented a return to winning ways for the American after losing both of his singles matches for the United States in the Davis Cup following on from his run to the final at Flushing Meadows.

Ninth seed Alex de Minaur advanced with a walkover after his opponent, Alex Molcan, retired with an undisclosed ailment. De Minaur himself had to retire with an adductor injury in the China Open final against Djokovic on Tuesday.