Overview
- Sinner disclosed on Saturday, October 3, 2026 that he will not play the Rolex Shanghai Masters, posting a message on his social channels to confirm the withdrawal.
- Reports from multiple outlets say the right-knee issue is being managed as an inflammatory tendinopathy with non-surgical therapy after recent consultations and rehabilitation work in Milan and Turin.
- He has not played since winning Wimbledon on July 12 and already missed Montreal, Cincinnati, the US Open and the ATP 500 in Beijing before announcing the Shanghai withdrawal.
- The Six Kings Slam draw was published with Sinner slated to start in the quarterfinals against Alex de Minaur while Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz receive semifinal byes, but Sinner’s participation in Riyadh (Oct 21–24) is now uncertain.
- Withdrawing from Shanghai costs only 50 ranking points, but Sinner still faces much larger defenses at Vienna, the Paris Masters and the ATP Finals that could put his year-end No. 1 status under pressure if his absence continues.