Troicki beats Nadal in Shanghai

SHANGHAI - Serbia's Viktor Troicki is through to the third round of the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament after beating Spaniard Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) on Wedneday.

Troicki, who had lost all five of his past encounters with Nadal, won after 94 minutes of play and will next face the winner of the tie between American Taylor Fritz and Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut.

The prize money in Shanghai is 5,452,985 dollars.

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