Overview
- Jannik Sinner announced on Saturday that he will not play the Rolex Shanghai Masters, extending an absence that began after his Wimbledon final on July 12.
- The player has missed Montreal, Cincinnati, the US Open and the China Open because of a right‑knee tendinopathy and recent reports say a Lyon consultation favoured non‑surgical, conservative treatment.
- Sinner’s Shanghai withdrawal costs him 50 ranking points and increases the chance that Alexander Zverev could overtake him during the Asian swing if Zverev collects heavy points in Beijing and Shanghai.
- Sinner is still listed in the Six Kings Slam draw in Riyadh but his participation is undecided for medical reasons and the event itself faces uncertainty because of regional geopolitical tensions.
- Off court, Sinner obtained a motorcycle licence in Montecarlo during his recovery, and the bigger near‑term markers to watch are his fitness updates and how he manages about 3,000 points he must defend at Vienna, Paris and the ATP Finals.