Tomas Machac's racket got broken during his semifinal match against Jannik Sinner at 2024 Shanghai Masters. He jokingly told Sinner that the racket broke as Sinner was "too fast". "Too fast, the rallies are too fast, the racquet is broken," he stated. He also showed the broken part of the racket to Sinner who won the match 6-4, 7-5.