Ben Shelton was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters in straight sets, losing 7‑6(5), 7‑6(3) to 21‑year‑old Arthur Gea. Top seed Alexander Zverev fought back from two match points down to beat Quentin Halys 6‑4, 6‑7(8), 6‑3. With Jannik Sinner pulling out because of a right knee injury, Zverev is closing in on finishing the year as world No. 1. In other third‑round matches, Frances Tiafoe fell to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Alex de Minaur defeated Rei Sakamoto, and Karen Khachanov beat Adrian Mannarino. Zverev will meet Alexander Bublik in the next round.
