Juan Martin del Potro’s season potentially over after kneecap fracture
The Argentine player will continue to rest, as his doctors have instructed on Sunday.
The Argentine player will continue to rest, as his doctors have instructed on Sunday.
This was a fourth Shanghai crown for Djokovic and he is homing in on a return to number one, having fallen as low as 22nd in May as he struggled following elbow surgery in February.
The second semi-final tees up Novak Djokovic against young German star Alexander Zverev, just the second time they will have met.
"Obviously, I'm going to try to do everything I can to get to number one," said Djokovic.
Djokovic said that he is backing the rival ATP World Team Cup, set to take place weeks after the Davis Cup finals, at the start of the 2020 season.
Top seed and holder Federer starts his campaign on Wednesday against Russia's Daniil Medvedev.
The 38th-ranked Kyrgios was on the end of a surprise first-round loss to the American qualifier Bradley Klahn, the world number 104 winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
The 23-year-old was on the end of a surprise loss to the American qualifier Bradley Klahn, the world number 104 winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
