The draw ofthe Shanghai Rolex Masters is out! The penultimate ATP Masters 1000 of the season will start on October 2nd with the final on Sunday October 13th: a draw that will be a show, with Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas all in the top-half, and with Novak Djokovicwho come back on the court, drawn in the bottom-half together with Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Alexander Zverev.
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This is the most important official men's event of the Asian Swing, with the promise of spectacularity. Jannik Sinner, world number 1 and number 1 seed of the tournament, leads the seeding. Alcaraz, ATP No.3, has been drawn in his half of the draw. The main seeds of the lower part of the draw are Zverev and Djokovic, precisely.
Caritos, after the bye in the first round, will debut against the winner of Shang vs Wong. In the third round he could find the Chilean Nicolas Jarry. On his side of the draw the potential quarterfinal is with the Norwegian Casper Ruud.
Once again on Jannik's path there is instead Medvedev who could be Sinner's opponent in the quarterfinals. Sinner has a bye in the first round and in his debut he will play against the winner of the challenge between the Japanese Taro Daniel and a qualifier. In the third round there will be one between PabloCarreno Busta, Botic Van de Zandschulp and the number 31 seed Etcheverry. On the path of the Italian tennis player there could then be the French Arthur Fils or the number 14 seed Ben Shelton. As mentioned the quarterfinal could be against Medvedev and the potential semifinal against Alcaraz.
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The bottom-halfof the draw is opened by the number 6 seed Andrey Rublev who awaits the winner between Mensik and Martinez. Djokovic is in this area of the draw: the number 4 seed of the tournament, after the bye in the first round, will debut against the winner of the challenge Michelsen-Bu. Potential third round for the Serbian against Flavio Cobolli, number 28 seed. The last quarter of the draw sees the presence of Taylor Fritz, number 7 seed, who could play again against Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals. The German tennis player after a bye in the first round, awaits the winner of a match between two qualified players and in the third round could find Jordan Thompson.
