Shanghai
\nRoger Federer said that he did not want to lose in front of his young family as he was pushed all the way for the second match in a row at the Shanghai Masters on Thursday. The reigning champion squeezed into the quarterfinals after eventually defeating 28th-ranked Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 2-6 6-4.<\/p>\n
The top seed will play Japan\u2019s eighth seed Kei Nishikori, while Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev are also through, albeit with far less hassle. Federer\u2019s wife Mirka and their four children were in the arena and he said afterwards: \u201cI\u2019m not sure if they give me more courage fighting on court, but they were here today. I was telling myself, particularly tonight I cannot do this because they were there, but I don\u2019t know how much I draw from that, quite honestly.\u201d<\/p>\n
One player who will not be in the quarterfinals is Juan Martin del Potro after he hobbled out of the tournament. The Argentine world No. 4, who had already been suffering with a virus, lost his footing at 5-5 in the first set against Croatia\u2019s Borna Coric. The 30-year-old Del Potro had lengthy treatment and strapping put on his knee, but conceded the match after losing the first set 7-5.<\/p>\n
Second seed Djokovic enjoyed a measure of revenge as he booked his spot in the quarterfinals with a 6-4 6-0 demolition of Marco Cecchinato. The Serbian was stunned by the Italian ranked 72 in the world at the time in the French Open quarterfinals earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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