Alexander Zverev beat Alexander Bublik at a tournament in Shanghai

German tennis player Alexander Zverev has reached the quarterfinals of the Masters tournament in Shanghai. On Tuesday, October 13, in the fourth round match, the second racket of the world beat the representative of Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik. Thanks to her successful performances this season, the German athlete secured the title of the first racket of the world in 2026. Zverev has become inaccessible to the main competitors — Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and Italian Yannick Sinner, who is missing part of the competition due to injury.

The meeting between Zverev and Bublik lasted 2 hours and 38 minutes and ended with a score 7:6 (8:6), 4:6, 7:6 (7:1) in favor of the German athlete. Zverev, who was seeded number one at the tournament, realized the advantage in the decisive games of the first and third games. Alexander Bublik was the 19th seed. This victory allowed Zverev to reduce the gap in the personal confrontation with Bublik — now the score in the face-to-face meetings of tennis players has become 3:2 in favor of the representative of Kazakhstan.

Reaching the next stage of the Shanghai Masters was an anniversary achievement for the German tennis player: for the 40th time in his career, Zverev made it to the quarterfinals of the Masters series tournaments. According to this indicator, he ranks ninth in the history of tennis, while Spaniard Rafael Nadal remains the leader, with 99 such quarterfinals.

In the next round of the competition, Alexander Zverev will face Australian Alex de Minor, who received the ninth seed. According to statistics TennisStats.com Zverev is a clear favorite for the upcoming match: he won all seven face-to-face meetings against de Minor, including the match at Roland Garros in 2024.

The tournament grid in Shanghai has become much easier for the seeding leader after the departure of the main contenders for the title. Carlos Alcaraz finished the fight, losing to Belgian Ziz Bergs, and Serbian Novak Djokovic lost to Pole Hubert Hurkacz in his opening match at the tournament.

The tournament takes place in Shanghai on a hard surface. The prize fund of the competition in 2026 exceeds $9.4 million. Alexander Zverev continues to fight for the title as the main favorite of the Chinese Masters.