In a one-sided match, Mannarino returned to 23rd in the world, very close to the best ranking of his career, lost in two sets (6-3, 6-0) and barely over an hour against Rublev , already defeated Quentin Halys in the second round.
Winner of the Astana tournament last week, the French number 1 completely collapsed in the second round.
The last Frenchman competing in Shanghai, Ugo Humbert, 34th in the ATP rankings, must also play his 3rd round match this Monday, against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6th player in the world.
