08:55 CET - Over in Wuhan and the standout result comes from Leylah Fernandez edging an epic tussle against Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova as the Canadian looks to build on her impressive title in Singapore last month.
08:30 CET - The first two matches of the day have concluded in Shanghai as Felix Auger-Aliassime was made to work for victory against veteran Pablo Carreno-Busta.
Auger-Aliassime eventually outclassed the Spaniard in the deciding set but was forced into a decider after Carreno-Busta stunned the fourth seed to take the second set. It will have frustrated the Canadian to have to play another three sets in the early rounds in Shanghai after being taken to a deciding set by Camilo Carabelli in the previous round.
In the other early match in Shanghai, it was a more routine win for Casper Ruud against Learner Tien as the Norwegian won in straight sets in under two hours.
07:30 CET - Good morning, and welcome back to our coverage of the Shanghai Masters and Wuhan Open as we enter the business end of the tennis season.
The third round continues in Shanghai, with Felix Auger-Aliassime and Learner Tien currently in action.
There are some intriguing matches to look forward to this morning, including Jiri Lehecka vs Rafa Jodar and Taylor Fritz vs Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Daniil Medvedev and Arthur Fils are also in action throughout the day, before Carlos Alcaraz takes on Zizou Bergs and defending champion Valentin Vacherot clashes with Tommy Paul.
Over in Wuhan, the first round is underway as Ekaterina Alexandrova is locked in a third set against Canadian Leylah Fernandez.
In sad news, the title winner in Beijing, Qinwen Zheng, has withdrawn from Wuhan due to an injury in her right shoulder.
Jasmine Paolini, Maria Sakkari, and Alexandra Eala will all take to the court later on.
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