Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech knocked out No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Monday to reach the fourth round at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.

Rinderknech, who defeated Zverev in a five-setter at Wimbledon this year in their first meeting, won 24 out of 29 points at the net in the last two sets to complete his comeback in two hours and 13 minutes.

"This is huge," Rinderknech said. "I had my first Top 5 win at a Grand Slam at Wimbledon against Sascha (Zverev) and it happens again. I guess I am a bit lucky against him and able to play my best tennis. I need to play my best tennis to beat a guy like Sascha, at No. 3 for many years, such a steady player and a very good player. I am very happy."

Rinderknech, 30, improved to 3-18 for his career against Top 10 opponents. Zver

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