SHANGHAI (AP) — Third-seeded Alexander Zverev lost to 54th-ranked Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Monday.

Zverev, the highest-ranked player left in the draw, looked in control after taking the first set but struggled the rest of the match and couldn’t break serve again. Rinderknech got a break in the second set and two in the third to seal the victory in more than two hours.

Rinderknech also beat Zverev in five sets in the first round at Wimbledon this year.

“This is huge,” Rinderknech said. “I had my first top-5 win at a Grand Slam at Wimbledon against Sascha 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 st

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