Overview

• With Carlos Alcaraz withdrawn, Jannik Sinner enters Shanghai as the highest seed and reigning champion.
• Sinner opens his campaign on Saturday in the second round against Daniel Altmaier after receiving an extra rest day.
• Their head‑to‑head is 1‑1, with both prior meetings going five sets at the 2022 US Open and 2023 Roland Garros.
• Sinner arrives from an ATP 500 title in Beijing and says the gastrointestinal issue there has cleared, noting Shanghai’s hotter, more humid conditions.
• He says he is trialing incremental tweaks such as more net approaches, and a deep run could reduce the ranking gap to No. 1 by roughly 390 points.