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Goffin broke Shelton's serve not long after play resumed after a
short rain suspension.
Earlier in the week, Shelton said that despite the five-week
layoff, he still hoped to qualify for the ATP Finals in Turin,
Italy beginning Nov. 9.
Shelton is currently sixth in the points race for Turin, with
eight making the finals. But his loss Friday will put a dent in
those ambitions.
“It’s the first time that I’ve put myself in a good position, at
this point in the year, to make Turin,” Shelton told the ATP
Tour website this week and ahead of his match against Goffin.
“Hopefully I get a couple more good results and get over the
line."
In another second-round match, American Frances Tiafoe, seeded
25th, lost 6-7 (9), 6-2, 6-1 to Germany's Yannick Hanfmann.
The top-seeded players in Shanghai all received first-round
byes. No. 4 Novak Djokovic and fifth-seeded Taylor Fritz were
scheduled to play later Friday.
Jannik Sinner, who won the China Open final in Beijing on
Wednesday, was not scheduled to play until Saturday. Top-ranked
Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Fritz in the Japan Open final,
announced after his win in Tokyo that he would not play at
Shanghai due to some minor ailments.
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