Sinner sails through in Shanghai sweat

JANNIK SINNER adapted to the humidity in China to make a solid start to his Shanghai Masters title defence, beating German Daniel Altmaier 6-3 6-3.

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And it was revenge for the Italian after a defeat by Altmaier at the French Open back in 2023.

Sinner, who won the China Open title in Beijing last week, said: “I knew it was going to be difficult.