Daniil Medvedev vs Tommy Paul — Quarterfinal — Shanghai Masters. Medvedev won 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev is through to the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters after he beat 15th seed Tommy Paul in three sets. The betting market had made Medvedev a 66% favorite. He has now won all three of their hard-court meetings on record and leads their meetings on record 3-1. Paul had more chances in the opening set but did not take any of them. Medvedev saved all seven break points he faced and broke in games 5 and 9 to win it 6-3. In the second set, Paul broke in the first game. Medvedev broke back in game 4, but Paul broke again in games 5 and 7 and took the set 6-1. Medvedev hit four double faults in that set. Medvedev did not face a break point in the third set, winning 91% of his first-serve points. He broke in the opening game and broke again in game 9 to close out the match. Over the two hours and seven minutes, he hit 16 aces to Paul's seven, alongside eight double faults.