SHANGHAI. Tenacious Fabio Fognini outlasts Murray in the 2nd round

Fabio Fognini outlasts Andy Murray 7-6⁴ 2-6 7-6² in the 2^nd round in Shanghai on Tuesday after winning a huge battle. Fognini will play against Karen Khachanov or Taylor Harry Fritz in the 3^rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

The Italian won the set after he broke Andy in the 3^rd (2-1) and in the 7^th (3-4) game. Murray tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4^th (2-2) and in the 6^th (2-4) game. Yet, the Italian stayed solid before winning the set at the following breaker at 4.

2^nd set.

The Brit in this set was too strong for the Italian and consequentely he won 6-2 after breaking the Italian in the 5^th (3-2) and in the 7^th (5-2) game.

The Italian had no answers in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-2 to 6-2).

3^rd set.

Fognini won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 9^th (4-5) and in the 11^th (5-6) game. Fognini broke back in the 10^th (5-5) and in the 12^th (6-6) game before winning the set at the following breaker at 2.

The Italian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-5 to be broken at 40.

Statistics

Fognini won this encounter even if he won less points than Murray (124 vs. 125).

Fognini won this match even if he was struggling in converting his break points as he converted only 40% (4/10). On the other side, the Brit was effective in converting 60% of the break points that he procured points (6/10). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this contest, the head to head between Fognini and Murray is 4-4.

Highlights Fabio Fognini vs. Andy Murray Shanghai Rolex Masters – Shanghai

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Next Match: Fabio Fognini vs. Karen Khachanov or Taylor Harry Fritz – stats

Fognini will square off with either Karen Khachanov or Taylor Harry Fritz in the 3^rd round. The head to head is 0-1 vs. Karen Khachanov and 1-1 vs. Taylor Harry Fritz.

Tennis Scores in Shanghai

• Vasek PospisilPospisil – Joao SousaSousa (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
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• Roger FedererFederer – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (6-2 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Fabio FogniniFognini – Andy MurrayMurray (7-6⁴ 2-6 7-6²) – See score progression
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Benoit PairePaire (6-4 1-6 6-1) – See score progression

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