Jannik Sinner downed Daniil Medvedev Jannik Sinner downed Daniil Medvedev 
Jannik Sinner marched into the last four of the Shanghai Masters by defeating Daniil Medvedev on Thursday. (More Tennis News)melbet
Sinner beat the Russian 6-1 6-4 and could now face a reunion with Carlos Alcaraz, who he lost to in the final of the China Open last week, in the semi-final.
The world number one has now won six of his last seven encounters with Medvedev.
Rafael Nadal Retirement: 'Tough To Accept' Retirement Of Idol, Says Carlos Alcaraz "Obviously, I'm very happy how I handled today and this match," said Sinner.
"It felt like he had a bit of shoulder pain and couldn’t hit his forehand as well as he wished to.
"Hopefully he can recover as fast as possible, but from my side it was a great match, a great battle, and let’s see what I can do now in the semi-final."
Sinner has clocked up 63 wins on the ATP Tour this season.
77.3 - Since the format's inception in 1990, Jannik Sinner (77.3%, 51-15) now trails only three players for win% on hard court at ATP Masters 1000 events - Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andre Agassi. Echelon.#RolexShanghaiMasters | @SH_RolexMasters @atptour @ATPMediaInfo pic.twitter.com/qiyFtG91Zs
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Sinner has now made five ATP 1000 semi-finals in 2024, which is the most of any player this year.
The Italian has also become only the second player since 2020 to reach as many semi-finals in the format since Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022.
Since the format's inception in 1990, Sinner (77.3%, 51-15) only trails three players for win percentage on hard court at ATP 1000 events: Novak Djokovicmelbet, Roger Federer and Andre Agassi.