Shanghai Masters 2026: Daniil Medvedev beats rival Stefano Tsitsipas, advances to quarterfinals

Daniil Medvedev has become only the fourth player to reach the last eight of the tournament across three straight years. | Photo Credit: AFP

Daniil Medvedev is back in the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals after handing rival Stefanos Tsitsipas a defeat in the latest chapter of their longtime rivalry.

The fifth-seeded Medvedev won 6-4, 7-5 to become only the fourth player, after Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, to reach the last eight of the tournament across three straight years.

There have previously been verbal flare-ups in earlier meetings between Medvedev and Tsitsipas including in the Australian Open semifinals in 2022.

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In other fixtures, Tommy Paul is set to take on Zizou Bergs, who beat Carlos Alcaraz on Monday, later for the right to play Medvedev.

20-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar beat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2, having previously made comebacks to beat Thiago Agustin Tirante in the second round and Jiri Lehecka in the third round.

As it stands the lineup for the quarterfinal games in the top half of the draw is set on Tuesday: it will be top-seeded Alexander Zverev vs. Alex de Minaur and Arthur Gea vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.