Taiwanese tennis player Lu Yen-hsun missed out on a chance to advance to the third round of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters with a 7-6, 6-3 loss to world No. 58 Andreas Seppi of Italy on Wednesday night. Lu, ranked No. 42, appeared tired in his second match that took place just about five hours from his last play during which he beat China's Wu Di 6-1, 6-4. Lu was originally scheduled to play Wu late Tuesday evening on an outdoor court at Shanghai's Qi Zhong Stadium, but the match was rained out. They faced off on an indoor practice court Wednesday afternoon because of more rain. The Shanghai Masters is one of a series of nine tennis tournaments on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, which includes Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid, Canada (Montreal or Toronto), Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris. The series constitutes the most prestigious tournaments in men's tennis after the four Grand Slam events, and is mandatory for the top male players on the professional circuit. The Shanghai event, with a total prize of US$3.24 million, has attracted more than 100 tennis professionals this year, including every member of the top 20, starting with world No. 1 Rafael Nadal. (By Kang Shih-jen & Bear Lee) 