Jannik Sinner, kidnapped on cramps in the 1000 Masters of Shanghai! Italian abandoned in round 3, in the decisive set
Article by Luminița Paul – published on Sunday, October 5, 2025, 20:17 / Updated Sunday, October 5, 2025:17
The world number 2, Jannik Sinner (24 years old), was forced to withdraw to the third set of Tallon Griekspoor in the Netherlands, at the score of 6-7 (3), 7-5, 3-2 in favor of the opponent, after he could no longer resist the strong cramps.
Dramatic. Tormenting. Agonic. This can describe the sequences in the third set of the match between the Titre champion in Shanghai, Jannik Sinner, and Tallon Griekspoor.
The champion at Australian Open and Wimbledon has tried with all powers to stay on the ground under brutal weather conditions, heat combined with a very high humidity, but the right leg simply could not support it.
He was at work Jannik, at the score of 2-2, but every attempt to put the ball in the field, the painting being complemented by the grimaces of pain, the palm tightening over the knee, the claw.
Jannik Sinner, abandonment at 2-3 in decisive
The medical team was waiting for the moment when he could enter to take care, and he came after Sinner gave up his service. After a short consultation and images that impressed, he decided to abandon. The opponent, Tallon Griekspoor, had come nearby, worried about the world of world number. He could barely lean on one foot to shake hands and then go to greet the chair referee.
The video of the Physio Helping Jannik Sinner Walk to His Chair Before Retiring from the Match in Shanghai.
Really Tough Scenes to Watch.
Come Back Stronger. ❤️🩹
pic.twitter.com/jqrlyndq5m– The Tennis Letter (@thetennisletter) October 5, 2025
The situation was an uncomfortable one for Jannik Sinner from the first act, when he was unable to get any break ball in front of an aggressive opponent, who won at the end. And the second act was tight, the Italian imposing himself in extensions. Then came the fall for Sinner.
He leaves the tournament very early and thus loses land against Carlos Alcaraz, who decided not to attend Shanghai, after conquering the title in Tokyo. 11,340 points now has the Iberian, the Italian remained at 10,000.
And another hard statistics: since the introduction of this Masters 1000 format (then Super 9), Jannik is the first player to get out of the tournament, being a champion, at several tournaments and consecutively. The precedent had been the final in Cincinnati, when he retired to the 5-0 score for Alcaraz.
1 – Since the format's introduction in 1990, Jannik Sinner is the first player to lose via Retirement as defining champion at multiple and consecutive ATP Masters 1000 Events. Unfortunate.#Roolexshanghaimasters | @Sh_roolexmasters @atptour @Atpmediainfo
– Optaace (@optace) October 5, 2025
