Medvedev beats De Minaur to book Shanghai Masters semi-final spot

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATP SHANGHAI MASTERS QUARTER-FINAL ACTION – DANIIL MEDVEDEV BEATS ALEX DE MINAUR RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 10, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/ IMG – See restrictions) DANIIL MEDVEDEV v ALEX DE MINAUR 6-4 6-4 1. VARIOUS OF MEDVEDEV AND DE MINAUR WALKING OUT ONTO COURT 2. DE MINAUR SERVING / RALLY ENDS WITH MEDVEDEV FOREHAND WINNER 3. CROWD APPLAUDING 4. MEDVEDEV SERVING AT SET POINT / MEDVEDEV HITS VOLLEY WINNER AT NET 5. MEDVEDEV SERVING / MEDVEDEV WINS RALLY WITH CROSS COURT CUSHIONED VOLLEY AT NET 6. DE MINAUR SERVING / MEDVEDEV WINNING LENGTHY RALLY WITH BACKHAND WINNER FROM BASELINE 7. CROWD 8. MEDVEDEV SERVING ACE AT MATCH POINT 9. PLAYERS AT NET 10. MEDVEDEV APPLAUDING CROWD STORY: A cramping Daniil Medvedev battled through physical discomfort and marathon rallies to defeat Alex de Minaur 6-4 6-4 on Friday (October 10), reaching the Shanghai Masters semi-finals for the first time since his 2019 title triumph. Medvedev's victory over the Australian seventh seed marks a milestone 50th career top-10 win for the former U.S. Open champion and sets up a last-four clash with Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech. The match between Medvedev and De Minaur showcased two of tennis's flattest hitters engaged in gruelling baseline exchanges, with some rallies exceeding 20 shots, before the Russian prevailed in just under two hours despite cramps. The victory extends Medvedev's strong Asian swing form, having reached the semi-finals of the China Open — where he retired with cramps — before arriving in Shanghai. (Production: Mussab Al-Khairalla)

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