Medvedev Reaches Shanghai Masters Quarterfinals After Defeating Tsitsipas

Russian Athlete Wins Match 6-4, 7-5

Shanghai, October 14. /TASS/. Daniil Medvedev of Russia defeated Stephanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the fourth round of the ATP tournament in Shanghai, China.

30-year-old Daniil Medvedev is currently ranked 6th in the world. He has won 24 ATP singles titles, spent 16 weeks as world number one in 2022, and helped Russia win the ATP Cup and Davis Cup in 2021. The top Russian tennis player has reached six Grand Slam finals, won the 2021 US Open and won the ATP Finals title at 220.

The Shanghai tournament is an ATP Masters 1000 event, with only the Grand Slams and the ATP Finals ranking higher in prestige. The total award is $9.4 million. Monaco's Valentin Wachroot won the title last year. Russian players Nikolai Davydenko (2009) and Medvedev (2019) have also won this tournament.