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Agence France-Presse

World No 1 Jannik Sinner will face Daniil Medvedev in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals after both had straight-set victories on Wednesday.
Sinner put some old demons to rest in overcoming American Ben Shelton 6-4, 7-6 (7/1), while Medvedev took out Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic also progressed to the next round after comfortable wins.
Shelton, ranked 16, knocked Sinner out at the same stage last year, but on Wednesday the Italian looked confident from the start as he won in 88 minutes.
The US Open champion pulled ahead in the ninth game of the first set, breaking when Shelton hit long, then dominated the second set tiebreak.
“It was very tough, you don’t have so much control when you play against him … I just tried to stay strong mentally,” said Sinner.

World No 5 Medvedev and Tsitsipas were meeting for the 14th time.
Tsitsipas started the second set strongly, breaking in the first game, but Medvedev broke in the fourth and eighth to progress.
Medvedev and Sinner have met four times this year already in the final stages of tournaments.
Sinner beat Medvedev in the semi-finals at Miami, the quarter-finals at the US Open and in the Australian Open final, but the Russian ended the Italian’s hopes in the last eight at Wimbledon in an epic five-set battle.
“I’m gonna bring the fight,” Medvedev said.
“I could have done much better in the US Open … I didn’t explore enough my potential during this match. So I’m going to try to explore this potential tomorrow.”
Sinner said: “We know each other quite well now, we know exactly what to expect, more or less.
“Of course, it’s going to be a very tough match, physical match, mental match, and also tactical, so let’s see what’s coming.”
Also through to the quarter-finals is world No 2 Alcaraz, who beat Sinner in the China Open final a week ago.

The 21-year-old was facing off against veteran Gael Monfils, winning 6-4, 7-5 for a 12th straight victory.
The 38-year-old Frenchman had upset Alcaraz at their last meeting in August at Cincinnati, and the Spaniard admitted that “was on his mind” during the match.
“I’m just really, really happy I won the match, and that I stayed calm through the whole match,” he said.
“Playing against Gael is never easy … You need to be focused on every ball,” he added.
Alcaraz’s quarter-final opponent is 23-year-old Tomas Machac, who beat 13th-ranked Tommy Paul 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
“He has really great tennis. He’s so, so fast as well, so I have to be focused on that,” Alcaraz said of the Czech.
Machac’s teenage compatriot Jakub Mensik burnished his record against top 10 players, overpowering Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 just days after sending world No 6 Andrey Rublev home.
Mensik’s next challenge is Djokovic after the Serb finished off Russian Roman Safiullin 6-3, 6-2 in 73 minutes.
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love playing tennis in China,” the four-time Shanghai champion said.
“I feel very comfortable here, because of the support I have.”


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Shanghai Masters: Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev to meet in quarter-finals after sure wins

Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a backhand return against Ben Shelton of the United States during the men’s singles fourth round match in the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Daniil Medvedev receives a medical timeout during his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Photo: AP

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz beat France’s Gael Monfils to reach the quarter-final in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

China Open: Zheng Qinwen loses in semis after Alcaraz silences Shang in Shanghai Masters

Zheng Qinwen takes a tumble during her semi-final with Karolina Muchova. Photo: Reuters

Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova celebrates winning her semi-final against Zheng Qinwen. Photo: Reuters

Jerry Shang hits a return to Carlos Alcaraz during their match at the Shanghai Masters. Photo: AFP

China Open men’s final: Carlos Alcaraz fights back to beat Jannik Sinner in thriller

Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after defeating Jannik Sinner in the China Open final in Beijing. Photo: AFP

Carlos Alcaraz (right) greets runner-up Jannik Sinner during the trophy ceremony. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong can’t host top-level tennis unless it revamps Victoria Park: sport’s local chief

The Prudential Hong Kong Tennis 125 takes place at Victoria Park last week. Photo: May Tse

Leylah Fernandez lifts her trophy after winning last year’s Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open. Photo: AFP

Simona Halep, pictured at an autograph session, expressed a positive view of Victoria Park. Photo: HKCTA

China Open: fairy-tale over for Zhang Shuai, Carlos Alcaraz has no time to celebrate title

After winning every set in the previous rounds, China’s Zhang Shuai finally met her match in Paula Badosa of Spain in the China Open quarter-final. Photo: AP

Paula Badosa of Spain (right) hugs Zhang Shuai after winning their quarter-final in straight sets. Photo: AP

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz rushed straight from winning the China Open in Beijing to the Shanghai Masters. Photo: AFP

Danish sixth seed Clara Tauson will meet Japan’s Nao Hibino in a Hong Kong Tennis 125 quarter-final. Photo: Xinhua

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Also through is world No 2 Carlos Alcaraz, who won the China Open final against Sinner last week, and four-time Shanghai winner Novak Djokovic


Also through is world No 2 Carlos Alcaraz, who won the China Open final against Sinner last week, and four-time Shanghai winner Novak Djokovic.
