It’s semi-final time from the ATP Shanghai Masters and the WTA Wuhan Open with Novak Djokovic kicking off a fascinating Saturday of tennis.
12:57 CET – Third seed Coco Gauff is through to the final in Wuhan!
The American proved too strong for seventh seed Jasmine Paolini, coming through 6-4, 6-3 in 83 minutes to set up a date with either Aryna Sabalenka or Jessica Pegula in tomorrow’s showpiece.
Follow the second semi-final right here.
12:52 CET – That will have been a painful loss for Djokovic, who will be aware that he may never get a better chance to win a big title, but he won’t feel too hard done by, with Vacherot the better player for most of the encounter, making the most of the Serb’s physical struggles.
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12:27 CET –Â Novak Djokovic has been knocked out in Shanghai!
The remarkable run of qualifier Valentin Vacherot has taken the Monegasque player into a first-ever ATP final after a mightily impressive 6-3, 6-4 victory over the legendary Serb.
Djokovic – who looked to be physically struggling during the match – misses out on the chance to claim a 101st career title, while Vacherot becomes the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 finalist ever (!)
07:30 CET –Â Good morning and welcome back to our coverage from Shanghai and Wuhan. On this semi-final Saturday, we are being treated to four exciting clashes.
What better place to start than tennis legend Novak Djokovic taking on qualifier Valentin Vacherot who has been the story of the week in Shanghai.
The other developing story is that Vacherot and his cousin Arthur Rinderknech have both made the semi-finals.
Following the conclusion of Vacherot’s clash against Djokovic, his cousin Rinderknech takes to the court against a rejuvenated Daniil Medvedev.
Follow both Shanghai Masters semi-finals here.
Meanwhile, on the WTA tour, we have two big-name semi-finals to look forward to as Coco Gauff faces the surging Jasmine Paolini from 11:00 CET before world number one Aryna Sabalenka takes on Jessica Pegula.Â