Match Report
Marozsan downs Wawrinka; Cilic, Mannarino advance in Shanghai
Goffin, Baez, Bergs Day 1 winners
October 01, 2025
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Fabian Marozsan will play Taylor Fritz within the second spherical in Shanghai.
By ATP Workers
Fabian Marozsan earned a career-best twenty fourth tour-level win of the season on Wednesday on the Rolex Shanghai Masters, the place he defeated Swiss wild card Stan Wawrinka 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to succeed in the second spherical.
The Hungarian recorded 23 wins in 2024 however surpassed that mark with victory on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion. Marozsan received 83 per cent of his first serve factors, in line with Infosys ATP Stats, and transformed on his third match level to down the 40-year-old Wawrinka, who was aiming to turn out to be the oldest Masters 1000 match winner within the sequence historical past (since 1990).
Marozsan has fond recollections in Shanghai, having superior to the quarter-finals in 2023. Final week, the 25-year-old reached the quarter-finals in Beijing, falling to Jannik Sinner. His greatest end result this yr was a semi-final displaying on the ATP 500 in Munich. Marozsan will meet Taylor Fritz within the second spherical.
Earlier, Adrian Mannarino overcame former World No. 6 Matteo Berrettini 7-5, 7-6(5) to succeed in the second spherical. The Frenchman has carried out nicely on laborious courts in latest months, reaching the fourth spherical on the US Open and in Cincinnati. He’ll subsequent play Francisco Cerundolo.
Former semi-finalist Marin Cilic superior, downing Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 7-6(5). Cilic, who reached the final 4 in Shanghai in 2017, broke a six-match shedding streak relationship again to Wimbledon along with his win. Cilic meets Novak Djokovic within the second spherical. The Serbian leads the Croatian 19-2 within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence.
Sebastian Baez beat dwelling favorite Zhang Zhizhen 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, whereas David Goffin overcame Alexandre Muller 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-1. Zhang reached the fourth spherical in Shanghai in 2023, the most effective efficiency from a Chinese language man on the occasion.
Zizou Bergs beat American Sebastian Korda 6-4, 7-5, Daniel Altmaier defeated Tristan Schoolkate 6-3, 6-4 and Jordan Thompson eradicated Danish qualifier August Holmgren 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Altmaier will play Jannik Sinner within the second spherical. There have been three-set wins for Jaume Munar and Luca Nardi. Munar defeated Marton Fucsovics 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 and Nardi clawed previous Sebastian Ofner 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
