SHANGHAI (AP) — Former No. 7-ranked David Goffin recovered from a close loss in a first-set tiebreaker to dominate Alexandre Müller the rest of the match for a 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-1 win in the first round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.
Goffin, 28, has reached four Grand Slam quarterfinals and has won six ATP titles as well as reaching a Masters 1000 final in Cincinnati.
Seeded fourth, the 38-year-old Djokovic is a four-time Shanghai champion and is playing for the first time since losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the U.S. Open semifinals.
“I’ve been struggling with some physical issues and, after discussing with my team, we believe the best decision is to rest and recover,” the top-ranked Alcaraz wrote in an Instagram post.
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