Djokovic, Zverev through in Shanghai

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There was no revenge for Kevin Anderson for his Wimbledon final defeat at the Shanghai Masters when he lost to Novak Djokovic.The Serbian world number three was forced into a tie-break by the big-hitting South African in the first set but eased to a 7-1 score. Djokovic followed up with a dominant display in the second set to win the match 7-6, 6-3, repeating the victory he gained over Anderson at this year’s Wimbledon. The Serbian now moves on to face Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals after the 21 year-old cruised to a 6-4, 6-4 win over Britain’s Kyle Edmund. Zverev and Djokovic, two of the top five ranked men’s players in the world, are due to play this evening.