Alcaraz through in Tokyo, Zverev through in Beijing, Sinner out of Shanghai
Saturday 3 October on the Asian swing. Quarter-finals are next. No Sunday winner is on this desk.
Why this match matters
The Asian swing on this desk is the China Open, an ATP 500 in Beijing from 30 September to 6 October, and the Japan Open in Tokyo. It is not a finished Shanghai Masters. Quarter-finals fall on Sunday 4 October, and this page does not print them.
What actually happened
Beijing last 16, Saturday 3 October, ATP card: Alexander Zverev beat wild card Juncheng Shang 6-0, 6-3. Daniil Medvedev beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 6-3. Alex de Minaur beat Quentin Halys 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Francisco Cerundolo beat Jakub Mensik 6-3, 6-3. Andrey Rublev beat Roman Safiullin 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
Tokyo last 16: Carlos Alcaraz beat Matteo Arnaldi 7-6 (6), 6-1 after saving four set points, per Field Level Media. Also on that Tokyo card: Adolfo Vallejo beat Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (6), 6-1, and Jiri Lehecka beat Ugo Humbert 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
What it changes
Jannik Sinner, the world No. 1, withdrew from the coming Shanghai Masters with a lingering right knee. Field Level Media reported the withdrawal on Saturday 3 October. He has not played since the Wimbledon final. This desk does not print a Shanghai result or a Sunday winner.
Sources
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