Shanghai: Medvedev into quarters without facing a break point – Auger-Aliassime retires
Daniil Medvedev beats Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-5, while Casper Ruud advances after Félix Auger-Aliassime retires. On Thursday, Alexander Zverev takes on Alex de Minaur.
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Daniil Medvedev has reached the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters. The fifth seed beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-5 in 84 minutes on Wednesday, hitting eight aces without facing a single break point. The 2019 Shanghai champion has yet to drop a set this week and now leads Tsitsipas 11-5 in their head-to-head. In the last eight he meets Tommy Paul, who beat Alcaraz's conqueror Zizou Bergs 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Casper Ruud advanced without finishing his match: Félix Auger-Aliassime, ranked No. 5 in the world, retired after a medical time-out while trailing 2-5 in the first set after 35 minutes. Ruud now faces Spain's Rafael Jódar for the first time; Jódar came from a set down against Botic van de Zandschulp, winning the second and third sets 6-4, 6-2.
The quarter-finals start on Thursday. Top seed Alexander Zverev plays Alex de Minaur, whom he leads 8-4 in their head-to-head according to tennisnet.com. The other ties are Arthur Gea against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Medvedev against Paul and Jódar against Ruud.