With four tournaments left until the end of the season, the Spaniard still has a chance to overtake Novak Djokovic at the top spot on the ATP list and finish the year as the leader for the second time in a row. He announced something like that after the defeat by Siner in the Chinese capital.

His next chance for a trophy will be the Masters in Shanghai, then the ATP tournament in Basel, then the Masters in Paris and the final Masters in Turin. The difference with Djokovic is over 2,800 points, but the Serbian defends many points at the end of the season.