Roger Federer makes his return to competiton after the U.S. Open and could face John Isner in his opening match in Shanghai. Federer is in the third quarter of the draw along with Robin Soderling, David Ferrer and the rising Andrey Golubev.
Federer and Novak Djokovic could meet in the semifinals, a rematch of their thrilling U.S. Open contest at the same stage. Djokovic has Gael Monfils, Andy Roddick and Tomas Berdych in his quarter.
Rafael Nadal leads the field, opening against either Gilles Simon or Stanislas Wawrinka, potentially followed by either Mardy Fish or Jurgen Melzer. Fernando Verdasco and defending champ Nikolay Davydenko are the other seeds in this quarter.
Nadal could face Andy Murray in the semifinals, with Murray having Marcos Baghdatis, Dogolpolov and the returning Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Sam Querrey in his quarter.
The field has 20 of the top 20 but Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from what would hve been the third tournament of his comeback.
First-round matches to watch include Ernests Gulbis vs. Richard Gasquet and Simon vs. Wawrinka.
The full draw can be found here.