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Sinner stopped Medvedev and gave it his all in Shanghai

The Italian will face Alcaraz or Machac in the penultimate round.

October 10, 2024

Jannik Sinner wants to turn the pinnacle of the ATP Tour into his natural habitat. This Thursday, the Italian advanced to the semi-finals of the Rolex Shanghai Masters, where he will be able to strike a near-decisive blow in the 2024 season. In one of the biggest tournaments on the calendar, his 23-year-old freshness continues to fly at incredible speed. he has a hard time stopping the rest of the locker room.

The PIF ATP ranking number 1 produced a sharp performance to defeat Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 6-4 to complete the consolidation of his candidacy for the trophy in China. The Italian reaches his 10th semi-final in the ATP Masters 1000, a category in which he promises to be one of the strongest.

Sinner’s victory was a decisive turn in one of the most bitter rivalries on the track. The Italian, who for the first time in the history of Lexus ATP Head2Head established a balance (7-7) between them, added to this his seventh consecutive victory over Medvedev on hard court. Total reaction in a straight fight that started with six defeats in a row.

Did you know this…?
Jannik Sinner is aiming to become the second active tennis player to win multiple Grand Slam and Masters 1000 singles titles on hard courts in the same season. The Italian aims to complete a milestone in Shanghai that, among his current dressing room mates, only the Serbian Novak Djokovic (2011, 2015, 2023) has achieved.