SHANGHAI. Daniil Medvedev bests Fognini in the quarter of the Shanghai Rolex Masters

SHANGHAI ROLEX MASTERS - SHANGHAI. Medvedev tops Fognini to play Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinal

Prediction and head to head Daniil Medvedev vs. Fabio Fognini

Daniil Medvedev ousts Fabio Fognini 6-3 7-64 in the quarter in Shanghai on Friday. Medvedev is going to play against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Russian conquered in the 6th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

2nd set.

The set went straight to the tiebreak as there were no breaks. Finally, the Russian won the tiebreak at 4.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Daniil scored 74 points vs. Fabio’s 54 points.

The Russian served pretty well to win 91% of the points (42/46) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (7/14) on his second serve. Daniil fired 12 aces and he committed 2 double faults. The Russian won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points because he converted only 25% (1/4). On the other side, Fabio wasn’t able to conquer any break point. That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Medvedev and Fognini is 2-1 for Daniil.

Highlights Daniil Medvedev vs. Fabio Fognini Shanghai Rolex Masters – Shanghai

Next Match: Daniil Medvedev vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas – stats

Medvedev will fight against Tsitsipas in the semifinal.

This will be the 5th time that Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas play each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Medvedev won 6-2 1-6 6-4 in the 3rd round in Monte carlo back in April 2019.

Tennis Scores in Shanghai

Upcoming matches

  • Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipasDaniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-4) – See H2H details
  • Matteo BerrettiniBerrettiniAlexander ZverevZverev (1-1) – See H2H details