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Agence France-Presse

Roger Federer joined Novak Djokovic in the third round of the Shanghai Masters after winning by the skin of his teeth Wednesday, while Rafael Nadal crashed on a day of shocks.
World number three Federer will unseat second-placed Nadal in the ATP rankings on the back of his incredible victory.
The Swiss player saved five match points, including three at a third set tie-break, before converting his first chance to seal a gripping 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (9/7) victory against Leonardo Mayer.

The 17-times grand slam winner needed to draw on all his years of experience to remain level-headed as he closed out the game, leaving his Argentine opponent distraught as he trudged off the court.
Second seed Nadal, meanwhile, battled the early stages of appendicitis and a ruthless Feliciano Lopez in his 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) opening game loss.
“I lost. Feli played better than me. That’s it,” Nadal said afterwards when asked about his condition.
“I talked about that yesterday, so I don’t need to talk again about my health.”

Elsewhere, Serbian world number one Djokovic claimed a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Austrian Dominic Thiem, the youngest player in the top 50.
But it was agony for Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka, who crashed out of his second successive tournament at the first stage – despite leading his final set 3-0.
The results in Tokyo and Shanghai could undermine Wawrinka’s bid to book his place at the end of season ATP World Tour Finals, which features the world’s top eight players.
“Two first rounds. It’s never easy, for sure,” Wawrinka said.

“Two weeks. Didn’t win matches. But you have to accept that and see what was the problem.
“I need to accept, go back home, try to focus on the rest of the year because there are so many to play, so many big challenges for me, that I want to be fresh and ready mentally for that.”
Meanwhile, seventh seed Kei Nishikori and 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov both crashed out in their opening matches.


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Roger Federer survives in Shanghai as Rafael Nadal crashes out on day of shocks

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Swiss player saves five match points against Leonardo Mayer