Pole Hubert Gurkach (17 ATP) and American Sebastian Korda (26 ATP) made it to the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters and will compete for a place in the grand final.

Sebastian KordaPhoto: ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP / Profimedia

Hubert Gurkach vs. Sebastian Korda in the ATP semifinals in Shanghai

The 16th-seeded Gurkach bounced back from a first-set loss to Fabian Marozan (91 ATP).

After an hour and 44 minutes, the Pole prevailed with a score of 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.

An intense duel between Americans Ben Shelton and Sebastian Korda.

Shelton won the first set on a tie-break, Korda easily prevailed in the second, and the decisive one also ended on a tie-break.

Leading 6-1, Ben Shelton (20 ATP) saved no fewer than five match points before succumbing to Cordy, 7-6(10), 6-2, 7-6(6).

The Rolex Shanghai Masters takes place from October 4 to 15 on hard, is part of the ATP Masters 1000 category and has a total prize pool of 8,800,000. The titular champion is Daniil Medvedev (2019). The last editions did not take place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.