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During his second-round match against Jack Sock in Shanghai, the Spaniard was staring down match point at 5-4 in the third set, only to save it with a blistering forehead down the line. The shot isn't even the best part as Lopez does a dancing sprint celebration. Sock's face is also pure gold.

Unfortunately, neither the dance nor the shot saved Lopez from eventually falling to Sock 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. The American took that momentum into his next round, saving two match points of his own against Milos Raonic in an 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) win on Thursday. He faces Gilles Simon in the quarterfinals.

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