
Jannik Sinner renounces the Asian trip and misses the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, complicating the defense of the world number 1 ranking from Zverev's attack.
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Jannik Sinner is currently world number 1 in the ATP rankings.
Jannik Sinner completely renounces the Asian trip, also skipping the Masters 1000 in Shanghai.
"Unfortunately this year I won't be able to play at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, as I would have hoped - the South Tyrolean announces on social media -. I've always enjoyed playing in front of the Shanghai fans and I'm really sorry not to be able to do it next week".
The goal of maintaining the world number 1 is further complicated for the Italian, pressed by Zverev.

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