Djokovic dumped out of Shanghai Masters at first hurdle by Hurkacz

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hurkacz-hubert/zuHOBnY9/"]Hurkacz[/a], the 2023 Shanghai champion and world number 34, beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/djokovic-novak/AZg49Et9/"]Djokovic[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/djokovic-n-AZg49Et9/hurkacz-h-zuHOBnY9/?mid=SpW6CIFG"]6-4, 6-3[/a] in the second round as the 39-year-old faltered against his big-serving opponent a decade his junior.[/p][p]The former world number one turned in a disappointing performance just three days after claiming the 102nd professional title of his career in Beijing, where he has never lost a match.[/p][p]It was Hurkacz's first victory against the Serbian veteran in nine meetings, and he sent down 13 aces across the one-hour-and-28-minute encounter.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="fc6003e1-fe9f-44aa-8da6-44b454e25ddb" credit-line="Flashscore" hidden-attrs="alt, credit" guid="98314176-ee2a-489c-9636-c4d2edee3339" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Djokovic, who has struggled for fitness in recent months, hunched over and squatted down between points on a cool Shanghai evening while his opponent sprinted across the court.[/p][p]Djokovic double-faulted in the fourth game of the second set to give Hurkacz a 3-1 lead, and the Pole held serve through his win.[/p][p]Hurkacz will face either Italy's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/musetti-lorenzo/xtH2ODVI/"]Lorenzo Musetti[/a] or Chinese wildcard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zhou-yi/SbSmfis2/"]Zhou Yi[/a] in the third round.[/p][embed guid="847273d2-2789-48fa-9f07-5dc493dcc63c" url="https://x.com/atptour/status/2108523328927588813" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/atp-singles/shanghai/"]Follow the Shanghai Masters with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]