Tsitsipas is currently the ATP World No. 25 with a final record of 22-19 with one singles title. His ATP 500 Dubai title over Felix Auger-Aliassime was easily the highlight of the year for the Greek star.

There will be a 10th ATP Masters tournament from 2028 onwards, but it will not be a mandatory event for players.

Both Ruud and Auger-Aliassime were coming off ATP 250 triumphs last Sunday at Stockholm and Brussels, respectively. With their Basel bids over, it bodes well for the players in line to qualify for the men’s season-ending championships.

Holger Rune is expected to stay on the sidelines for months because he ruptured his Achilles tendon during the Stockholm Open. The injury happened when Rune was returning a shot against eventual runner-up Ugo Humbert in the semifinals.

Djokovic has remained stellar in ATP singles action throughout the year, owning a 35-11 record in 2025. This included a victory in the Geneva Open final in May, marking his 100th career ATP singles title.

Second-ranked Jannik Sinner overwhelmed his first opponent at the Erste Bank Open at Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, defeating German Daniel Altmaier 6-0, 6-2 in just 58 minutes.

Vacherot won the Shanghai Masters ranked 204th in the world and Bublik said his victory left a ‘question’ for the rest of the tour