The world No. 6 hopes to be in shape for Singapore and plans to rest for a week and a half.
The world No. 1 came away impressed with the explosiveness of Dominic Thiem after his victory over the 21-year-old Austrian on Wednesday in Shanghai.
The Swiss Maestro got a break and ran with it on Wednesday in Shanghai, saving five match points to get by Leonardo Mayer.
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The Italian lost to World No. 533 Wang Chuhan in the first round.
On the back of her first title in China, the Russian moves to World No. 2.
The World No. 2 criticized the use of Head tennis balls after his second round win.