It was a thrilling and rewarding day for Italian tennis at the ATP 1000 in Shanghai. Jannik Sinner dominated his quarterfinal match at the Masters against Daniil Medvedev, securing a convincing 6-1, 6-4 victory. The Italian, currently world number one, played an impeccable match against the Russian, setting a relentless pace from the very first exchanges. Sinner's power and precision left Medvedev struggling to find effective responses, partly due to a shoulder problem that limited him during the match.
With this win, Sinner leveled his head-to-head record with Medvedev at 7-7, but with a significant statistic: the Italian has won seven of their last eight encounters, proving he has found the right formula to overcome a player who had previously posed many challenges. In the semifinals, Sinner will not face Carlos Alcaraz, but rather Tomas Machac. The Czech player defeated the Spaniard, the recent winner of the ATP tournament in Beijing and currently ranked second in the world, in two sets. This incredible victory brings the 24-year-old close to a virtual world ranking of 25.
In the women's draw at the Wuhan ATP, Jasmine Paolini secured a spot in the quarterfinals by comfortably defeating Andreeva 6-2, 6-3. It was an outstanding performance by the Italian, who will now face China's Zheng, the home favorite, who won in three sets against Leyla Fernandez.
Jannik Sinner rewrites Italian tennis history: triumph at the ATP Finals
17 Nov - 22:58 •
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It was a decidedly negative day for both men's and women's doubles. The Bolelli-Vavassori duo, seeded fourth, lost in straight sets to the Argentine pair Gonzalez and Molteni. Similarly, slam champions Paolini-Errani were defeated by Czech Siniakova and Russian Alexandrova, with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 8-10.
