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Zverev loses in Shanghai doubles and falls to 9-11 for the season
Alexander Zverev and Brazilian partner Marcelo Melo lost their opening doubles match at the Shanghai Masters in China.
They were beaten in two tie-break sets by Luke Johnson and Sander Arends.
The defeat leaves Zverev with nine wins and 11 losses in doubles this season.
He and Melo won the Mexican Open in February, but have not won consecutive matches together since.
Zverev is ranked second in singles and 102nd in doubles in the live ATP rankings.
He did not play doubles at the four Grand Slam tournaments this year, where he won the French Open and the US Open.
He is due to return to singles play on Sunday, October 11, against France’s Quentin Halys, whom he has beaten three times this year.
Alexander Zverev and Marcelo Melo lost to Luke Johnson and Sander Arends in the first round of the Shanghai Masters doubles tournament.
The defeat left Zverev with a 9-11 doubles record for the 2026 season.
Zverev and Melo won the Mexican Open doubles title in February.
Zverev is ranked second in singles and 102nd in the live ATP doubles rankings, according to the article.
He was scheduled to return to singles action at Shanghai on October 11 against Quentin Halys.
- Who
- Alexander Zverev and Marcelo Melo lost to Luke Johnson and Sander Arends.
- What
- They lost in the first round of the Shanghai Masters doubles tournament. The result left Zverev with a 9-11 record for the season.
- When
- The match took place at the Shanghai Masters; the article was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Shanghai Masters doubles tournament.
- Why
- Not stated
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No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
Zverev and Melo won the Mexican Open doubles title.
Zverev and Melo lost to Johnson and Arends in the first round of the Shanghai Masters doubles tournament.
Zverev was scheduled to play Quentin Halys in singles at the Shanghai Masters.
- Season doubles record
- 9-11
- Shanghai doubles opponents
- Luke Johnson and Sander Arends
- Shanghai doubles result
- Loss in the first round, 6-7, 6-7
- 2026 doubles title
- Mexican Open, with Marcelo Melo
- Live ATP rankings
- Singles: 2nd (9,720 points); doubles: 102nd (860 points)
Sources
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