Overview

• Jannik Sinner stopped in the third round against Tallon Griekspoor at 6-7 (3), 7-5, 3-2, retiring with severe cramping in humid Shanghai conditions.
• Players described the heat and humidity as brutal, with multiple retirements reported and Novak Djokovic noting the toll after a three-set win over qualifier Yannick Hanfmann.
• Sinner loses most of the 1,000 points he earned by winning Shanghai last year, leaving Carlos Alcaraz projected 1,340 points ahead when rankings update, according to tournament points tallies reported.
• Djokovic advanced to the last 16 after a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 battle in which he was sick during a changeover, while 21-year-old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard upset No. 5 Taylor Fritz 6-4, 7-5 as the draw opened up.
• Alexander Zverev alleged the courts were deliberately slowed to favor top names, a claim Sinner rejected by saying players do not set court conditions and must adapt.