Daniil Medvedev will meet Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 12) in the Round of 16 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Wednesday, October 9.Medvedev is favored (-250) against Tsitsipas (+180) in this Round of

Stefanos Tsitsipas’ rivalry with Daniil Medvedev will add another chapter after the Greek player beat Alexandre Muller 6-3, 7-5 at the Shanghai Masters

Tsitsipas and Medvedev famously started their rivalry with a spiky encounter at the Miami Open more than six years ago. It ended with Medvedev claiming his opponent calling him a “bulls*** Russian” as he told the world No. 12 to “shut your f*** up”.

Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Daniil Medvedev in the Round of 16 at the Shanghai Masters after beating Alexandre Muller last night (AEDT).

Stefanos faced Carlitos at the French Open for the second year in a row and failed to win a single set, giving the feeling of being at the mercy of his opponent. Tsitsipas' season cannot be considered fully satisfactory ( despite his triumph in Monte Carlo ), nor can Medvedev's, who has yet to win a title this year.

In a match slated for Tuesday, Daniil Medvedev (No. 5 in rankings) will meet Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 12) in the Round of 16 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Over his last 10 tournaments, Tsitsipas has won 23.2% of his return games and 83.6% of his service games.