Overview

• World No. 2 Jannik Sinner defeated Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-3 to reach the third round and will face Tallon Griekspoor next.
• The defending champion is seeking the event’s first successful title defense since Novak Djokovic in 2013 after winning the China Open earlier in the week.
• Carlos Alcaraz is absent from the draw after withdrawing, a development widely viewed as easing Sinner’s potential path.
• Alexander Zverev beat Valentin Royer 6-4, 6-4 but required a medical timeout for a toe issue late in the match and said it would be assessed.
• Zverev accused tournament directors of slowing the courts to favor Sinner and Alcaraz, with reports citing a CPI drop to about 32.8–32.9 from roughly 40–42, while Sinner said players do not set court speeds and must adapt.