Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka laments and retire fron his men's singles match against China's Zhou Yi during their men's singles match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 3, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Hiroto Shinozuka (L) and Shunsuke Togami hit a return to France's Alexis Lebrun and Felix Lebrun during their men's table tennis doubles match in China Smash Table Tennis 2024 tournament in Beijing on October 3, 2024. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka hits a return to China's Zhou Yi during their men's singles match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 3, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka (C) retires from his men's singles match against China's Zhou Yi (L) during at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 3, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka laments and retire fron his men's singles match against China's Zhou Yi during at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 3, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka retires fron his men's singles match against China's Zhou Yi during at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 3, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka laments and retire fron his men's singles match against China's Zhou Yi during at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 3, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka (R) and China's Zhou Yi (L) talk at the end of their men's singles match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 3, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)