The autumn Asian swing of the season is proceeding without the top player in the men's tour. On October 3, 2026, Jannik Sinner announced on Instagram that he would not take part in the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The withdrawal was also confirmed by the tournament's official website and the Spanish radio station Cadena SER.
A brief message
Sinner shared the news himself, on Instagram. Cadena SER quoted his words in Spanish.
"Por desgracia, este año no podre participar en el Rolex Shanghai Masters como esperaba" ("Unfortunately, this year I will not be able to take part in the Rolex Shanghai Masters as I had hoped"), Jannik Sinner, Instagram (quoted by Cadena SER)api.tennis
The words "as I had hoped" show that Sinner had been counting on playing in Shanghai. He does not state the reason for the break in this quote.
A break since Wimbledon
Shanghai became the second tournament of the Asian swing that Sinner has missed: he had already skipped Beijing earlier. According to sources, this is a continuation of the break that began after Wimbledon. Cadena SER writes that the Italian is once again postponing his return to the court.
World No. 1
Jannik Sinner was born in 2001. He represents Italy and plays right-handed. Even after several months without matches, he remains world No. 1: he has 11,000 points in the ATP rankings, and 10,950 in the live rankings, which is also the top spot.
In the 2026 season before the break, Sinner recorded 44 wins against three losses. He reached six finals and won all six.
What's next
No timeline for Sinner's return has been given in the published statements. For now, only one thing is certain: in 2026, he will be absent from both Beijing and Shanghai.