The Russian Daniil Medvedev defeated the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas this Wednesday 6-4 and 7-5 to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters 1000, in China.
The world number six put in a solid performance and did not concede a break of serve during the match, which lasted one hour and 24 minutes.
Medvedev dominated the first set and put constant pressure on his rival, although the second set was more even. The Russian ended up tipping the match in his favor with a break that allowed him to go 6-5, before closing out the victory with his serve.
«I felt like I was playing very well today. “I put a lot of pressure on him in the first set,” explained the Russian tennis player, who acknowledged that the second set was much tighter.
The former world number one, champion of the Shanghai tournament in 2019, also expanded his advantage in direct confrontations against Tsitsipas. With this victory, the Russian has 11 wins in the 16 duels played between the two.
