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SHANGHAI, October 2026 \u2014 Stefanos Tsitsipas came from a set down to beat 11th seed Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Monday and reach the Shanghai Masters last 16.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Greek won the third-round match on Stadium Court in two hours and 13 minutes, according to ATP Tour results<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tsitsipas now has three wins in a row in Shanghai. He beat qualifier Kimmer Coppejans and then 18th seed Luciano Darderi in earlier rounds.<\/p>\n Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev plays qualifier Dalibor Svrcina later on Monday. The winner meets Tsitsipas in the Shanghai Masters last 16.<\/p>\n Tsitsipas levelled at 1-1 with a love game. In a 20-point fourth game, he saved five break points after leading 40-0 and held for 2-2.<\/p>\n He held to love for 3-3. However, Fritz converted his fourth break point of an 18-point eighth game, his ninth of the match, to lead 5-3.<\/p>\n The American then served out the set 6-3.<\/p>\n Tsitsipas recovered from 0-30 at the start of the second set. Two aces and two unforced errors from Fritz gave him a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n He came back from 0-30 again in the third game to lead 2-1. Both players then held serve to love from 2-2 until Tsitsipas led 6-5.<\/p>\n In the 12th game, Tsitsipas broke Fritz on his second set point to take the set 7-5. He won the deciding set 6-3, ATP Tour results show.<\/p>\n His run to the Shanghai Masters last 16 began with a milestone. The win over Darderi on Saturday was his 400th at tour level, the ATP said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tsitsipas, 28, is the world No. 43, the ATP said. By comparison, Fritz sits 12th in the race for the ATP Finals in Turin.<\/p>\n Shanghai also gave him his first tour-level win, against Karen Khachanov in 2017. Since then, he has won 13 titles, including the 2019 ATP Finals, according to the ATP.<\/p>\n Source: Gazzetta<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\nHow the opening set slipped away<\/h3>\n
Comeback to the Shanghai Masters last 16<\/h3>\n