Shanghai 2026: Davidovich Fokina wins the title after turning the final around

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has won the Shanghai Masters 1000. On Sunday he beat Rafael Jodar in a final that seemed to be slipping away from him.

A final turned around

Rafael Jodar got off to a perfect start, taking the first set 6-1. Davidovich Fokina then snatched the second set in a tie-break, 7-6(5), before making the difference in the third, 6-4.

The champion built his title against a string of strong opponents: Hubert Hurkacz in the round of 16, Arthur Gea in the quarter-finals, Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals, then Jodar in the final.

Final predictions

For once, the PredicTennis community wasn't caught out by Davidovich Fokina, after often underestimating him during the tournament.

• 5 predictions were made on the final.
• 4 out of 5 backed Davidovich Fokina, and all of them scored.
• 2 even called the exact three-set score, despite a 6-1 first set.

Predictions across the whole tournament

Over the whole Shanghai Masters 1000, 20 participants made 200 predictions on PredicTennis.

• 55% picked the right winner.
• 48 predictions, or 24%, called the exact score in sets.

The final tournament leaderboard is on the tournament page.

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