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After disappointments at the US Open and St. Petersburg, Milos Raonic feels he has turned a corner with his form and is looking forward to his Shanghai campaign. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

Joao Sousa shows off his quick hands against Benoit Paire at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Monday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images

A trio of Next Generation stars showed they're ready compete now on Monday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, the season's penultimate ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. Nineteen-year-old Alexander Zverev, 21-year-old Kyle Edmund and 18-year-old Taylor Fritz all enjoyed winning debuts during Day Two at the Qizhong Tennis Center. Zverev broke John Isner four times to dismiss the American 6-4, 6-2 in 69 minutes. The young German beat the 31 year old at his own game during their first meeting. Zverev almost doubled Isner's ace tally – nine to five – and won a higher percentage of first-serve points than the 6'10” Isner – 77 to 71. At 4-4 in the first set, Isner was serving when Zverev pushed him...

The Shanghai Rolex Masters could be the stage on which Rafael Nadal makes a return to the top form he was exhibiting in the spring. After reaching the Indian Wells semi-finals (l. to Djokovic) and clinching back-to-back titles in Monte-Carlo (d. Monfils) and Barcelona (d. Nishikori), the Spaniard looked set to mount a title charge at Roland Garros, when a wrist injury cruelly forced him out of action for two and a half months. Since his return at the Rio Olympics, where he won the doubles gold medal with Marc Lopez, Nadal has been inching his way back to top form and, on the eve of his Shanghai campaign, explained that he is still hoping for a strong finish to...

It could be a significant week in the Emirates ATP Race To London, with 1,000 points on the line at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Four places remain up for grabs in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals singles field after Milos Raonic became the fourth player to qualify on Sunday, joining Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka. [ALSO LIKE] #NextGen star Nick Kyrgios’ victory last week at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2016 – the biggest title of his career - has seen him surge into contention for the place at The O2. The 21-year-old Australian moved up into 12th position and victory in Shanghai could see him break into the top eight positions. Gael Monfils and Rafael...