Players to watch at 2015 Shanghai Rolex Masters
Maria Sharapova won her first WTA title since returning from a doping ban after defeating Aryna Sabalenka to win the Tianjin Open on Sunday.
The top two seeds Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both kicked off their Shanghai Rolex Masters with straight-set wins here in the Super Wednesday action, beating Jared Donaldson and Diego Schwartzman respectively to reach the last 16 of the season's penultimate ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament.
Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova will compete at this year's China Open, marking her first tennis tournament in Asia since returning from a drug suspension in April.
It proved all too easy once again for Novak Djokovic as the world No 1 continued his frightening dominance of men's tennis by cruising past Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win another Shanghai Masters title on Sunday.
The world's top two players Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were both hardly tested before reaching third round at the Shanghai Rolex Masters tennis tournament on Wednesday.
World number three and defending champion Roger Federer suffered a surprise defeat in the second round of the Shangahi Masters on Tuesday, losing 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 to Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
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2015 Shanghai Rolex Masters provisional match schedule
China Daily talked to Michael Andres Luévano, executive director of the international division at Shanghai Juss Event Management Co Ltd, the organizer, to discover more about the event.
The Shanghai Rolex Masters has accelerated the popularity of the sport among the people of Shanghai.
Rolex is proud to be a major force behind the finest events, players and organizations in tennis. From Wimbledon and the Australian Open to Swiss phenomenon Roger Federer, Rolex has forged a strong relationship with this great sport.
Shanghai Masters winner Roger Federer was so rusty in his first match back this week after a month-long break that he was close to packing his bags and heading home.
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