Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz stays world No. 1 on 11,340 points with a 1,340-point lead despite skipping Shanghai and forfeiting 200 points from last year’s quarter-final.
- Defending champion Jannik Sinner exited in the third round and surrendered 950 points, widening the gap at the top.
- Qualifier Valentin Vacherot captured the Shanghai Masters over cousin Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to become Monaco’s first Masters 1000 champion and surge 164 places to No. 40.
- Runner-up Arthur Rinderknech climbed 26 spots to a career-high No. 28 after his breakthrough run.
- Novak Djokovic slipped to No. 5 behind Taylor Fritz, while Daniil Medvedev rose four places to No. 14 after reaching the semi-finals.