Follow us on Google Discover The ATP Tour is rapidly progressing towards the ATP Finals, but the Shanghai Masters is currently taking centre stage.
And there has already been plenty of drama at the ATP Masters 1000 event, with withdrawals representing the key theme.
Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Shanghai Masters before it started, and he has since been joined by the likes of Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Jannik Sinner is also out of the Shanghai Masters after experiencing cramp, with the ATP players told they must speak out if they want to spark change.
Andy Roddick has criticized the tennis schedule amid the withdrawals, although they do mean Novak Djokovic has a chance to prove himself at this late stage of his career.
Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty ImagesAngry ATP player says he’s ‘done’ with tennis just days after win over Jannik Sinner
There was also a chance for Tallon Griekspoor to show his worth at the Shanghai Masters, but he fell to Valentin Vacherot just days after his walkover win against Sinner.
Reacting to his exit, Griekspoor told Ziggo Sport (translated from Dutch to English): “I played a good match against the world number two two days ago.
“Today I lost to the world number 204. That’s tennis summed up in two days. It just goes to show I’ve chosen a c—– sport.
“I’ll probably want to play tennis again tomorrow, but for now, I’m done with it. I would rather have lost in the first round than this match.”
‘𝙒𝙖𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙯𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙖𝙧 𝙞𝙠 𝙫𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙚𝙠𝙤𝙯𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙗…’ 😞
Tallon Griekspoor is niet te spreken over zijn ‘matige nederlaag’ in de wedstrijd die hij ‘nooit had mogen verliezen’ tegen Valentin Vacherot 💬#ZiggoSport #atptour #RolexShanghaiMasters pic.twitter.com/eT01DB9Ymg
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Tallon Griekspoor understandably angry after missing Shanghai Masters golden opportunity
Griekspoor was understandably frustrated after his defeat, having just knocked out former world number one Sinner, and indeed American talent Jenson Brooksby in the previous round.
The Dutchman was leading his third round tie with Sinner 6-7(3-7), 7-5, 3-2 when the Italian decided enough was enough.
Griekspoor consoled Sinner after his retirement, but he quickly moved on to his round of 16 Shanghai Masters meeting with qualifier Vacherot.
And it was indeed the world number 204 who came out on top, coming from behind to beat the world number 31 4-6, 7-6(7-1), 6-4.