Shanghai, Oct. 11 -- Daniil Medvedev defeated seventh seed Alex de Minaur of Australia 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters.
The 2019 Shanghai Masters champion sealed victory on Friday with an ace and has now advanced to his 61st career ATP Tour semifinal.
"I was super tired, and I knew that against Alex, like against Learner, we would have long points," said Medvedev, who had battled nearly three hours against Learner Tien in the previous round.
"I think in the third or fourth game we had a couple of long rallies, and I thought it was going to bea long day, but I'm happy with the way I played.""I was really clutch in the important moments, hitting the ball great, and putting him under pressure. The second set was tig...