Stefanos Tsitsipas sets up a challenge for Daniil Medvedev in Shanghai | ATP Tour
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Tsitsipas sets up the Medvedev tournament with a confident Shanghai victory
10th-ranked Greece beat Muller to open Tuesday’s match
October 08, 2024
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Stefanos Tsitsipas advances to the ATP Masters 1000 Round of 16 for the fourth time this season.
By ATP staff
Stefanos Tsitsipas will renew his rivalry with Daniil Medvedev after beating Alexandre Muller on Tuesday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The Greek’s 6-3, 7-5 victory set up the 14th Lexus ATP Head2Head matchup with Medvedev, their first meeting in over a year.
In a match that was delayed a day due to rain, Tsitsipas was the one who controlled Muller until he was defeated in his efforts to close the match 5-3 in two sets. But he rallied to break from love in the final game, finding the width of his hand to set up game point and ripping the shot of the game — a wicked, running pass in front — to seal the deal.
Hear him roar 🦁@steftsitsipas edged Muller 6-3 7-5 to set up a Round of 16 showdown with Daniil Medvedev.@SH_RolexMasters | #RolexShanghaiMasters pic.twitter.com/rdhiFTKhOf
– ATP Tour (@atptour) October 8, 2024
The 10th seed achieved his 200th victory on the hard court by beating Kei Nishikori in his first match and saved the first six break points he faced in Shanghai – three against Nishikori and three against Muller – before the net rope sent a groundstroke long enough to give Muller. life line. After firing 14 aces against Nishikori, Tsitsipas managed seven against Muller according to Infosys ATP Stats. He ably backed up his serve against the Frenchman, winning more than 70 percent of the points on both his first and second deliveries.
Reaching the Last 16 of the ATP Masters 1000 for the fourth time this year, the Monte-Carlo champion will next face fifth-seeded Medvedev for a place in the quarterfinals in Shanghai. Medvedev won his first five meetings against Tsitsipas before the Greek responded with a group stage win en route to the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals. Medvedev leads the Lexus ATP Head2Head 9-4, including wins in both of their 2023 meetings, in the semifinals in Rome and Vienna.
