{"id":9427,"date":"2024-10-09T02:17:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T02:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9427"},"modified":"2024-10-09T02:17:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T02:17:21","slug":"novak-djokovic-surpasses-rafael-nadal-record-after-beating-flavio-cobolli-at-the-shanghai-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9427","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic surpasses Rafael Nadal record after beating Flavio Cobolli at the Shanghai Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Novak Djokovic stormed into the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters with a dominant display over Flavio Cobolli.<\/strong><\/p>\n

D<\/a>jokovic loves the facilities at the Shanghai Masters, where he boasts a record four titles during his career.<\/p>\n

The Serbian now faces Roman Safiullin in the round of 16, with\u00a0Djokovic\u00a0having beaten Italian Cobolli 6-1, 6-2 in their first ATP meeting.<\/p>\n

Seeking another Shanghai Masters title, the 24-time Grand Slam champion edged past American Alex Michelsen in the round of 64.<\/p>\n

Djokovic has won his last 33 matches against Americans, with the fourth seed looking very strong on the court once more.<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic surpasses Rafael Nadal record with latest Shanghai Masters win<\/h2>\n

Not only is the veteran aiming to taste Shanghai Open success, but he will also be trying to boost his chances of qualifying for the ATP Finals.<\/p>\n

He can, however, celebrate his win over Cobolli given the superb feat he has just achieved, with Djokovic surpassing\u00a0Rafael Nadal\u00a0for the highest winning percentage of any player at ATP Masters 1000 events.<\/p>\n

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As per OptaAce, for those with a minimum of 10 matches played since the format\u2019s inception in 1990, Djokovic\u2019s winning percentage now sits at 82.02%, narrowly ahead of Nadal\u2019s 82%.<\/p>\n

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