Sinner dismantles Medvedev, through to Shanghai semis

"Obviously I'm very happy how I handled today and this match," Sinner said.

"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-finals."

A+ performance �— ATP Tour (@atptour) The moment @janniksin secured his spot into the last 4!@SH_RolexMasters | #RolexShanghaiMasters pic.twitter.com/2F8BuJR1QsOctober 10, 2024

With Thursday's win, the two-time major winner has levelled his head-to-head series against Medvedev at 7-7, but has won seven of the last eight meetings with the Russian.

It moved Sinner to his first semi in Shanghai and he will play either second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz, in a re-match of their thrilling duel from the China Open last week, or Tomas Machac, who play later on Thursday night.