Taylor Fritz beat Matteo Arnaldi 7-5, 6-4 in the Shanghai round of 64. Trailing 4-5 in the first set, Fritz won the next three games to take it 7-5; in the second, he went from 2-3 behind to 5-3 by winning three games in a row, before completing the straight-sets victory.
As recorded on 9 October 2026, Fritz was ranked 12th and Arnaldi 38th in the ATP rankings.