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The victory propelled World no. 11 Pole to surpass Taylor Fritz, securing the ninth position in the ATP Race To Turin for the season. This leaves him only one spot away from Holger Rune and the cut for the eight-man ATP Finals. Hurkacz, who won the Shanghai Masters title earlier this month, seeks his third title of the year, second at the ATP 500 level (Halle, 2022) and eighth overall.

"Unfortunately I will not be able to play in Basel this year! ? I have a problem with the plantar fascia in my left foot and muscle fatigue in my lower back which need treatment so I can play the rest of the season. I hope to see you all soon!," Alcaraz wrote in a social media post.

This was Pual's 39th win of the season which also boosted his ATP Finals qualification hopes.

Nearly two years ago, Hurkacz got his first ATP Masters 1000 crown in Miami in 2021.

A few days ago, Rublev and Humbert had a match in Beijing. At that time, Humbert beat Rublev, reports Xinhua. "The match in Beijing, both of us played great tennis and I had chances. I was serving for the match. He was playing really well that match and I tried to analyse what I did wrong that match," said Rublev.

The Spaniard, who is making his debut in Shanghai, handled Evans’ court-craft with his own agility and power, prevailing in a series of lung-busting exchanges to improve to 41-1 on the year against players ranked outside the Top 20.

The third seed took his time to settle in the men’s singles final before unleashing his powerful shots and precise backhands that saw him securing the title for the second time in his career. Siddharth's first Fenesta National title came in 2018 and now he looks forward to an exciting run on the circuit.

The 20-year-old Spaniard is the first player confirmed for the event, to be played on the outdoor clay of Rio de Janeiro's Jockey Club Brasileiro from February 17 to 25, Xinhua reports.

With his win, Alcaraz set a last-four clash against Jannik Sinner. The 20-year-old is currently 635 points behind first-placed Novak Djokovic in the ATP Live Race To Turin but can move to within 415 points with the title.

The 36-year-old Briton has reached at least the quarterfinal stage in all of his four previous outings and is unseeded this time. De Minaur, ranked 12th in the ATP tour, saved two match points in the eighth game of the third set en route to winning the 171-minute duel, Xinhua reports.