Jun 6, 2025; Paris, FR; Jannik Sinner of Italy at the net with Novak Djokovic of Serbia after their match on day 13 at Roland Garros Stadium.

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ATP Rolex Shanghai Masters 2025 – Draw, Schedule, Top Seeds & Where to Watch

Jannik Sinner will defend his title at the Masters-1000 in China.

Jun 6, 2025; Paris, FR; Jannik Sinner of Italy at the net with Novak Djokovic of Serbia after their match on day 13 at Roland Garros Stadium.

The 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters will be played between 1 October and 12 October, 2025. Meanwhile, the qualifying tournament is set to take place across two days prior to the start of the main draw. This year marks the 14th edition of the Masters-1000 event in the Chinese city of Shanghai. The competition is held across two weeks on the outdoor hard courts of the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena.

20 years of tennis history 😍

In 2005, @rogerfederer opened Qizhong Stadium here in Shanghai#RolexShanghaiMasters pic.twitter.com/omSVIMZf4B
— Rolex Shanghai Masters (@SH_RolexMasters) September 25, 2025

Every year, the Shanghai Masters is staged in the month of October – it is the only men’s 1000-level tournament that does not take place in Europe or North America. Having been founded in 2009, Rolex became the primary sponsor for the event one year later. There are 96 singles players who take part in the main draw, alongside 32 doubles pairs.

World No. 2 Jannik Sinner is the defending champion at the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters. He beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to lift the trophy last year. Meanwhile in men’s doubles, Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic defeated Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 6-4 6-4 to be crowned the champions of China.

ATP Shanghai Masters 2025 Schedule

Date	Singles	Doubles
1 October	Round of 128
2 October	Round of 128
3 October	Round of 64
4 October	Round of 64
5 October	Round of 32
6 October	Round of 32
7 October	Round of 16
8 October	Round of 16
9 October	Quarterfinals
10 October	Quarterfinals
11 October	Semifinals
12 October	Final

ATP Shanghai Masters 2025 Draw

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz will open his account in the Round of 64 against either Learner Tien or Miomir Kecmanovic. He could face Daniil Medvedev in the pre-quarterfinals, followed by Alex de Minaur, Alexander Zverev and then Jannik Sinner/Novak Djokovic. Meanwhile, Alexander Zverev’s first real test could be in Round-3, where he is likely to face Alex Michelsen of USA. The other threats in his quarter are Lorenzo Musetti, Jakub Mensik and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Who's ready? 🙌

The 2025 #RolexShanghaiMasters draw in full 🤩 pic.twitter.com/2djQtJp2KY
— Rolex Shanghai Masters (@SH_RolexMasters) September 29, 2025

Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic have been placed in the bottom half of the draw. The Italian World No. 2 could run into Alexander Bublik in the Round of 16. A potentially mouth-watering quarterfinal encounter against Taylor Fritz is also on the cards. On the other hand, 24-time major winner Djokovic will face one of Marin Cilic or Corentin Moutet in the Round of 64. He arguably has the toughest path to glory – with Frances Tiafoe, Andrey Rublev/Flavio Cobolli, Casper Ruud/Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner aiming to deny him an entry into the summit clash.

Best Round-1 Matches:

Learner Tien vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
Matteo Berrettini vs. Adrian Mannarino
Marin Cilic vs. Corentin Moutet
Stanislas Wawrinka vs. Fabian Marozsan

ATP Shanghai Masters 2025 Top Seeds

Singles:

Carlos Alcaraz (1)
Jannik Sinner (2)
Alexander Zverev (3)
Novak Djokovic (4)
Taylor Fritz (5)
Ben Shelton (6)
Alex de Minaur (7)
Lorenzo Musetti (8)

Doubles:

TBD

He's back 🤩

Our 4-time champ, @DjokerNole will return to Shanghai this year!#RolexShanghaiMasters pic.twitter.com/PaF2DPfcM5
— Rolex Shanghai Masters (@SH_RolexMasters) September 23, 2025

Where to Watch ATP Shanghai Masters 2025?

There are a variety of broadcast partners and TV channels for the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters. TennisTV remains the official streaming platform for tournaments on the ATP Tour throughout the year. Here’s how you can catch live action apart from this:

Latin America: ESPN International Latam
African Regions: beIN Sports Middle East, Canal+ Africa, Supersport
Australia: beIN Sports Australia
Eastern Europe: Setanta Sports
USA & Canada: Tennis Channel, TSN
Asian Regions: ESPN International, PCCW, Discovery Channel, WOWOW, Eclat, beIN Southeast Asia
United Kingdom: Sky Sports
European Regions: Telenet, BeTV, Sky Sports, Eurosport

(Image Credits: Susan Mullane, Imagn Images)

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

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