New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina completed a stirring comeback on Sunday to win the Rolex Shanghai Masters, defeating fellow Spaniard Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4. The victory gave the 27-year-old from Malaga his first ATP Masters 1000 title, just weeks after a back injury forced him off the tour for two months. He sealed the win in 2 hours and 28 minutes, earning $1,151,380 in prize money and 1,000 ranking points. The ATP confirmed he will climb to a career-high world No. 13 when the new rankings are released on Monday.

Rafael Jodar, 20, controlled the opening set without facing a break point and moved ahead 3-2 in the second. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina immediately broke back, then survived five break points across th...