Overview

• The match stopped at 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 2-3 when Jannik Sinner retired with cramps, sending Tallon Griekspoor into the last 16 of the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
• Sinner began his title defense with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Daniel Altmaier in his opening match.
• In post-match comments after his opener, Sinner described Shanghai’s heavy humidity as draining and stressed the need for recovery following his quick turnaround from Beijing.
• The retirement ends Sinner’s defense of the Shanghai Masters 1000 title and the chance to retain the 1000 ranking points tied to it.
• The tournament also featured debate over court conditions after Alexander Zverev criticized uniform surface speeds, to which Sinner replied that players adapt and do not decide how courts are set up.