World No.2 Jannik Sinner had admitted he needed to change his game style after he had suffered a crashing four-set loss against rival Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open final. Sinner had said he would have looked to serve and volley more against the Spaniard in the New York Major.

The Italian made a good comeback as he clinched the China Open, which is his third title of the season. Sinner said he is not the only one who is trying to change his game on the tour and other players are also doing it.

“I’m not the only one who is changing,” Sinner said in his pre-tournament press conference in Shanghai. “If you ask every player, every player is changing stuff and trying to get better. Whatever we try to do, it’s not crazy steps, just trying to adjust a couple of things, trying to get better as a player, like everyone else does. Certain shots that worked slightly better than the months before, certain shots we can still improve.

”But it’s also normal, and I’m just looking forward to having as many matches as possible in every tournament. This gives me the chance to try as many things as possible. So, let’s see, but we are quite happy with the work we are doing.”

Sinner will kick off his Shanghai Masters campaign against Germany’s Daniel Altmaier and feels it is going to be a tricky clash.

“It feels great to be back here. It’s a very special tournament, obviously the last one we have in Asia,” said Sinner, who has won his past 27 opening-round matches, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. “Conditions are definitely different than Beijing, so I have only one practice session to get ready, but let’s see.

“It’s going to be a very, very difficult and tough challenge, especially the first round match. You never know what’s going to happen, so let’s see. But obviously I’m very happy to be back here and play in front of Shanghai fans.”

Sinner has a 1-1 record against the German.