Shanghai Masters 2025 Day Four Recap

Day 4 on the 2025 Shanghai Rolex Masters marked the beginning of the highest half of the draw, with many of the headline names making their event debuts.

Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Alex de Minaur, and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina all superior in straight units, whereas Learner Tien continued his run with one other upset win.

Stefanos Tsitsipas pulled out earlier than his opener with a proper leg harm, whereas Jerry Shang gave the house followers one thing to cheer, defeating ninth seed Karen Khachanov within the upset of the day.

Elsewhere, Cameron Norrie scraped previous Arthur Cazaux in a deciding-set tiebreak, and qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka surprised Andrey Rublev to ship the thirteenth seed crashing out.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner, one of many two bottom-half matches held over, appeared sharp in his opener towards Daniel Altmaier, whereas Rublev’s loss capped a depressing Asian swing for the Russian.

With the spherical of 32 now set, the event image is beginning to take form, and it’s arduous to see previous Sinner defending his title.

Day 4 Shanghai Masters 2025 Spherical of 64 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Learner Tien
Corentin Moutet (33)
4-6 6-4 6-4

Cameron Norrie (30)
Arthur Cazaux
6-3 0-6 7-6(5)

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (18)
Matteo Arnaldi
6-4 6-4

Daniil Medvedev (16)
Dalibor Svrcina (Q)
6-1 6-1

Jerry Shang (WC)
Karen Khachanov (9)
7-6(3) 6-3

Nuno Borges
Aleksander Vukic (LL)
7-6(7) 6-4

Kamil Majchrzak
Brandon Nakashima (29)
6-4 6-0

Alex de Minaur (7)
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
6-4 6-2

Alexander Zverev (3)
Valentin Royer (Q)
6-4 6-4

Arthur Rinderknech
Alex Michelsen (28)
6-3 6-4

Denis Shapovalov (23)
Christopher O’Connell
6-3 6-2

Jiri Lehecka (15)
Quentin Halys
6-4 7-5

Felix Auger-Aliassime (12)
Alejandro Tabilo (Q)
6-3 6-3

Jesper de Jong
Jakub Mensik (17)
4-6 7-6(2) 6-4

Luciano Darderi (26)
Yunchaokete Bu
6-4 6-4

Lorenzo Musetti (8)
Francisco Comesana
6-4 6-0

Yoshihito Nishioka
Andrey Rublev (13)
2-6 6-1 6-4

Jannik Sinner (2)
Daniel Altamaier
6-3 6-3

Key Matches

Jannik Sinner def. Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-3

Defending champion Jannik Sinner launched his title defence with a commanding 6-3, 6-3 victory over Daniel Altmaier, wrapping up in 1 hour and 38 minutes.

Sinner got here in recent from the Beijing title, and he hit the bottom operating, wanting as strong as ever from the baseline, changing 3 of 4 breakpoints and profitable 72% of service factors.

Yoshihito Nishioka def. Andrey Rublev (13) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4

Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka surprised thirteenth seed Andrey Rublev in a comeback upset, rallying from a set down to achieve the third spherical.

I assumed Rublev had bought again into type underneath Safin, and though Nishioka is at all times a tough opponent, it’s a poor loss for the Russian, who leaves the Asian swing with no single win (Nishioka, Cobolli and Royer all bagging wins towards him). His Turin hopes are severely dented.

It’s not that they’ve found out my recreation. It’s simply that my stage of tennis has reached a ceiling. That’s it. Both I proceed to be caught within the high 20, with all of the younger gamers pushing me down the rankings additional and additional, otherwise you attempt to drastically change every little thing. Rublev talking to the Russian press.

Daniil Medvedev def. Dalibor Svrcina (Q) 6-1, 6-1

Former champion Daniil Medvedev cruised previous qualifier Dalibor Svrcina in a 60-minute demolition, hanging 22 winners to simply 9 unforced errors.

It’s been some time since we’ve seen Meddy produce a hard-court clinic, as he’s been struggling towards all comers this season. Nonetheless, after reaching the Beijing semifinals, maybe he’s discovering some type along with his new teaching group.

Alex de Minaur def. Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-4, 6-2

Seventh seed Alex de Minaur notched his personal-best forty eighth win of 2025 (35-8 on arduous), defeating Camilo Ugo Carabelli in 88 minutes with out dealing with a break level.

De Minaur, seventh within the Dwell Race to Turin (3,355 factors), trails Ben Shelton by 325 factors, and he’s had one other very constant 12 months.

Alexander Zverev def. Valentin Royer (Q) 6-4, 6-4

Third seed Alexander Zverev overcame a late scare on account of a proper toe harm to defeat qualifier Valentin Royer in straight units, serving out the match after receiving physiotherapy therapy.

Curiously, he stated in his on-court interview that he agrees with Federer about floor homogenisation and that he would favor extra selection. Many will say bitter grapes, as Sinner and Alcaraz are those taking titles he’d in any other case win, however I feel he has some extent. He has additionally suffered from the ball modifications during the last couple of years.

Highlights

Shanghai Masters 2025 Day 5 Spherical of 32 Matches