Jannik Sinner defeats Daniil Medvedev, reaches Shanghai SFs | ATP Tour

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Sinner maintains momentum vs. Medvedev, reaches Shanghai SFs

World No. 1 to face Alcaraz or Machac in final 4 at ATP Masters 1000

October 10, 2024

Jannik Sinner continued his momentum in his Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalry towards Daniil Medvedev on Thursday with a classy quarter-final victory on the Rolex Shanghai Masters.

The No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings eased to a 6-1, 6-4 victory towards the fifth-seeded Medvedev to succeed in his fifth ATP Masters 1000 semi-final of the season. Sinner made a red-hot begin inside Qizhong Forest Sports activities Metropolis Area and barely appeared again to overwhelm Medvedev, who acquired therapy on his shoulder from the physio halfway by means of the second set.

Sinner misplaced his first six tour-level conferences towards Medvedev up till the 2023 Miami remaining. Since then, the Italian has prevailed in six of the pair’s seven encounters to stage their Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence at 7-7. His newest victory was earned with a assured, clean-hitting show through which he confronted only one break level, in accordance with Infosys ATP Stats.

Into the semi-finals 🔥@janniksin takes out Medvedev 6-1 6-4 to succeed in his tenth profession ATP Masters 1000 SF in Shanghai 💪@SH_RolexMasters | #RolexShanghaiMasters pic.twitter.com/1oAqBI6TLA

— ATP Tour (@atptour) October 10, 2024

Now into the semi-finals in Shanghai for the primary time, Sinner will tackle third seed Carlos Alcaraz or Tomas Machac for a spot within the championship match. If his subsequent opponent is Alcaraz, will probably be a rematch of the thrilling China Open remaining from simply eight days in the past, when the Spaniard edged Sinner in a deciding-set tie-break.

By notching his 63rd tour-level victory of the season towards Medvedev, Sinner took one other step in direction of securing ATP 12 months-Finish No. 1 offered by PIF honours. The 23-year-old now leads second-placed Alcaraz by 3,020 factors within the PIF ATP Dwell Race To Turin, though the Spaniard can cut back that hole by 200 factors by defeating Machac in a while Thursday.

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