Overview
- Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-2 in the Shanghai Masters round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals against Arthur Rinderknech.
- Lorenzo Musetti remains eighth in the Race on 3,435 points, with Auger-Aliassime at about 2,905 and positioned to overtake with a deep run this week.
- Musetti’s frustration boiled over on court as he told his box, “They’re doing it on purpose, they want me out,” complained to the chair about coughing from the stands, and replied “I’m not enjoying this” to coaching encouragement.
- The tensions followed a Beijing episode where Musetti used an offensive phrase about Chinese spectators and later issued an apology on social media.
- Auger-Aliassime said he felt inspired and that his game is clicking, while Alex de Minaur’s quarterfinal run and Jack Draper’s injury layoff continue to influence the cutoff picture for Turin.