Overview

• Carlos Alcaraz, fresh off his US Open win, appears at the Laver Cup and then plays Tokyo and Shanghai as he downplays any obligation to replace the Big Three.
• Tokyo’s ATP 500 field thinned with Jiri Lehecka and Fabian Marozsan withdrawing, leaving only four Top‑20 players with Alcaraz as the top seed.
• Jannik Sinner returned to work in Monte Carlo, rehearsing his service motion without a racquet after acknowledging small serve tweaks, with his 52‑week first‑serve percentage around 60.6% (54th).
• Sinner launched a foundation in Milan to help boys in need and is set to compete in Beijing and Shanghai as he chases the year’s closing stretch.
• Novak Djokovic is training in Athens, remains on the Shanghai Masters entry list, and has reached all four major semifinals this season while keeping a reduced schedule.