Jannik Sinner began his title defense at the Rolex Shanghai Masters with a win, defeating Daniel Altmaier of Germany 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday in the ATP Masters 1000 event.

Sinner, the World No. 2, is trying to become the first player since Novak Djokovic (2012-13) to win back-to-back titles in Shanghai. He won the ATP 500 China Open in Beijing earlier this week.

It took one hour, 38 minutes for the Italian to defeat Altmaier, who defeated him in their most recent meeting in 2023 at the French Open.

"I knew before the match it was going to be very difficult today," Sinner said. "I didn't have a lot of time to adapt here, but it makes it even more special. Every day, every opponent is very difficult, it's a huge challenge. So I'm very happy to come through today and hopefully I'm able to rai

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