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 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.

Tsitsipas ground out the first set via a tiebreak and kicked on in the second, beating Nishikori 7-6 6-4 to set up a second-round showdown with Alexandre Muller. After the match, the Greek signed a nearby camera lens and wrote the numbers '7784'.

Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 12 ranking) will take on Alexandre Muller (No. 74) in the Round of 32 of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Saturday, October 5. Over his last 10 tournaments, Tsitsipas has won 23.2% of his return games and 83.6% of his service games.

Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 12 ranking) will take on Alexandre Muller (No. 74) in the Round of 32 of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Saturday, October 5.His last time out, Tsitsipas fell to Alex