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Patna : World No 15 Borna Coric, 22, Croatia, crashed out of ATP Shanghai Masters on October 8, 2019, suffering a shock defeat at the hand of World No 33 Andrey Rublev, 21, Russia, in the first round.
Rublev beat 12th seed Coric 6-4, 7-6 in first round at Shanghai, China. Rublev fired 15 Aces in the match to 8 by Coric. The Russian won 2 break points in the match to 1 by the Croatian. Both the players won 3 games each in a row in the match.
World No 17 John Isner, 34, USA, also entered the 2nd round defeating World No 24 Alex de Minaur, 20, Australia, 7-6, 6-4 in first round. Isner, the 16th seed, hammered 18 Aces in the match to just 1 by Minaur. Isner fired 11 Aces in the fisrt set itself. The American won 3 games in a row in the match besides winning a break points. He won 49 service points to 46 by the Australian.
World No 40 Reilly Opelka, 22, USA, upset World No 31 Dusan Lajovic, 29, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4 in first round winning 2 break points besides winning 3 games in a row. Opelka fired 12 Aces in the match to 5 by Lajovic. He won 42 service points to 37 by Lajovic.