Watching Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in every event has become a regular expectation at this point. However, while they could’ve been favorites, neither is in Shanghai. The Spaniard picked up an ankle injury in Tokyo on his way to the Japan Open title, while world No. 2 retired from the championship with a painful cramp against Tallon Griekspoor. Although injuries are part of sports and the weather conditions have been a woe for everyone in Shanghai, the demanding ATP schedule has been the bigger culprit. Now, Andy Roddick, for one, is done with it.

In Tuesday’s episode of his Served podcast , the former World No. 1 took direct aim, saying, “This time of the year is so strange. It’s hard to gauge motivation levels. Zverev was like, ‘I haven’t been healthy all year.’

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