Shanghai - Spanish great Rafael Nadal was sent crashing 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) by Viktor Troicki in a major shock in the Shanghai Masters' second round on Wednesday.
The 14-time Grand Slam champion saved a match point at 4-5 down in the second set but he was well beaten in the tie-breaker as he suffered his first ever defeat to the Serb.
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