The fourth racket of the world defeated the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals of the tournament of the Masters series in Shanghai with a score of 7: 6 (7: 5), 7: 5 and reached the final of the competition.

This season, Medvedev also reached the finals of tournaments in Brisbane, Sofia, Barcelona, ​​Washington, Montreal, Cincinnati, St. Petersburg, he also played in the decisive match US Open. The Russian won in Sofia, Cincinnati and St. Petersburg.

In the final in Shanghai, Medvedev will play either with the representative of Germany Alexander Zverev, or with the Italian Matteo Berrettini.

Earlier, Medvedev commented on the words of Fabio Fognini, who called him "the worst rival."