On the final point of the fourth game of the first set, Djokovic chased down a Munar drop shot and flicked it away to break the Spaniard’s serve for the first time. But he pulled up, grabbing at his left Achilles, and leant on the side of the court.

Novak Djokovic battled through a left leg injury and heat exhaustion to beat Jaume Munar 6-3 5-7 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals at the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday.

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Novak Djokovic remains on the Shanghai Masters title course. The four-time winner faced Zizou Bergs in the quarter-final and scored a 6-3, 7-5 victory in an hour and 50 minutes for a place in his 80th Masters 1000 semi-final.

Novak Djokovic overcomes injury issues and sweltering heat as he beats Jaume Munar to continue his bid for a fifth Shanghai Masters title.