Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beats Rafael Jodar to win Shanghai Masters for his biggest career title

SHANGHAI (AP) — Alejandro Davidovich Fokina rallied from a set and a break down to beat Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 and win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, securing his third title of the year and biggest yet of his career.The 25th-seeded Spaniard had lost the first five finals of his career, including the Monte Carlo Masters in 2022.His other titles this year came on grass in Mallorca in June and at the Chengdu Open in China last month. Both were ATP 250 tournaments.He clutched the Shanghai trophy tightly and then kissed it.“I don’t have any words right now,” Davidovich Fokina said. “I have a blank mind. I don’t know what to say and I don’t know how I feel. Just a huge relief.”Davidovich Fokina was close to going out of the tournament, saving a match point in the third round against three-time U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe. He then rallied from a set down against future No. 1 Alexander Zverev in the semifinals.The 20-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar, seeded No. 12, was also a