Two first-time 1000-level champions in one day. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina won the SHANGHAI MASTERS and Maja Chwalinska won the WUHAN OPEN — both from a set and a break down, both for the biggest titles of their careers. Full analysis of a weekend that reshaped both tours.
ALEJANDRO DAVIDOVICH FOKINA — SHANGHAI
The Spaniard beat compatriot Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in an all-Spanish final, recovering from a set and a break down at 1-6, 2-3. It is his FIRST ATP MASTERS 1000 TITLE and the biggest of his career — and it comes after he LOST THE FIRST FIVE FINALS he ever played, including Monte-Carlo in 2022. He survived a MATCH POINT against Frances Tiafoe in the third round and came from a set down against incoming year-end World No. 1 Alexander Zverev in the semifinals. He rises to a career-high World No. 13.
For Rafael Jodar, seeded 12th, it was also a first Masters 1000 final, and he was a set and a break up before calling for a trainer at 4-3 in the decider.
MAJA CHWALINSKA — WUHAN
The Pole claimed the FIRST TITLE OF HER CAREER — and made it a WTA 1000 — beating Sonay Kartal 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 after trailing 6-2, 2-0. She lost serve only once more from there and broke Kartal FIVE TIMES. Her route was brutal: Mayar Sherif, Marie Bouzkova, Iva Jovic, Maria Sakkari and IGA SWIATEK. The 16th seed banks 1,000 ranking points and breaks into the TOP 20 for the first time.
It caps a breakthrough year in which she also reached the ROLAND-GARROS FINAL. For Kartal, ranked 170th, simply reaching the final made her the LOWEST-RANKED WTA 1000 FINALIST on record.
In this video: how both finals were won, what these results say about the state of both tours heading into the indoor season, where Davidovich Fokina and Chwalinska now sit in the rankings, and whether either can back it up.
🎾 IN THIS VIDEO
- Full analysis of both 1000-level finals
- Two comebacks from a set and a break down
- Where both champions now sit in the rankings
- What it signals for the rest of the season
📊 THE RESULTS
Shanghai Masters (ATP Masters 1000): Alejandro Davidovich Fokina def. Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 — first Masters 1000 title, career-high World No. 13
Wuhan Open (WTA 1000): Maja Chwalinska def. Sonay Kartal 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 — first career title, 1,000 points, into the top 20
Both finals: October 18, 2026
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