Hubert Hurkacz defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis 7–6, 6–4 at the Shanghai Masters, an ATP 1000 event on hard court in the first round. As the pre-match favourite with odds of 1.56, Hurkacz delivered the expected result against Kokkinakis, who entered at 2.59. The Polish player navigated a competitive opening set that went to a tiebreak before securing it, then controlled the second set to close out victory. Hurkacz's win maintains his momentum at one of the season's marquee hard-court tournaments ahead of the round of 32.