ATP Shanghai: 6th final in a row! Daniil Medvedev wins against Tsitsipas in follow-up
Daniil Medvedev continues to be unstoppable: In the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters tournament, he beat Djokovic's conqueror Stefanos Tsitsipas 7: 6 (5), 7: 5.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Oct 12, 2019, 12:51 pm
Medvedev continues a new run, he has not given a set since losing the final to Rafael Nadal at the US Open.
Against Tsitsipas everything went smoothly for the server in the first round, but at 4: 4 the Greek suddenly came to 0:40. Medvedev scored five points in a row. In the tie-break everything went well for the server, at 6: 5 Medvedev finally managed the mini-break to win the set.
In run two he managed the apparently decisive break to 2: 1 with a wonderful backhand pass. When serving, however, Tsitsipas came to a 0:40 thanks to the generous help of his counterpart. Medvedev bravely fended off the first breakball with serve-and-volley, then Tsitsipas immediately pulled. Just to give up his serve again and get a warning.
Medvedev celebrated his renewed break with encouraging signs towards the audience that had previously cheered on Tsitsipas. This time Medvedev stayed cool afterwards and served from scratch.
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Medvedev's strong season continues
For the 23-year-old Russian it is the eighth victory in a row - all without giving up a sentence. He won in St. Petersburg in mid-September.
Medvedev has 28 wins from the last 31 games; he had already turned up powerfully in the US hard court summer and reached the finals of Washington and Montreal; in Cincinnati he won the title, among other things after a semi-final victory over Novak Djokovic. The final in Shanghai is his third in a Masters tournament (all in 2019) and his ninth final this year. It is also his sixth final in a row. His record against Tsitsipas is now five wins with no defeat.
Also at the US Open, Medvedev, physically battered, had entered the finals and Rafael Nadal had offered a crazy five-set fight after a 0: 2 set deficit .
In the final of Shanghai, he now meets the winner of the game between Alexander Zverev and Matteo Berrettini.