Zverev advances in Shanghai to face Bublik

Alexander Zverev defeated Quentin Halys in the third round of the Shanghai Masters and will face Alexander Bublik next.

The October 11 match ended 6-4, 6-7 (8-10), 6-3 after two hours and 16 minutes. Zverev took the opening set, lost the second-set tie-break to the Frenchman and then won the deciding set.

The world number two recorded his sixtieth victory of the season, according to the tournament's official website. He is the top seed in Shanghai. Halys is ranked forty-eighth in the world.

Zverev's next opponent was confirmed after Bublik defeated American Brandon Nakashima. That match had not finished when RIA Novosti issued its initial report. The Shanghai Masters has a prize fund exceeding $9.4 million.