Shanghai Masters 2025 Day Eight Recap

Day eight on the Shanghai Rolex Masters 2025 wrapped up the Spherical of 16 with the underside half setting their quarter closing match ups.

Daniil Medvedev survived an almost three-hour scrap with 19-year-old Learner Tien, Alex de Minaur cruised into his seventh Masters 1000 quarterfinal, Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his late-season cost, and Arthur Rinderknech quietly saved rolling.

The Medvedev–Tien match was the standout, a tactical grind that veered between brilliance and bodily breakdowns as each gamers struggled within the humid circumstances.

De Minaur’s relentless consistency as soon as once more proved an excessive amount of for Nuno Borges, whereas Auger-Aliassime produced one in all his sharpest shows of the season to dismiss Lorenzo Musetti, who’s endured a tough Asian swing each on and off the court docket.

Rinderknech, in the meantime, backed up his win over Zverev by beating Jiri Lehecka to hitch cousin Valentin Vacherot within the quarterfinals

With Sinner, Alcaraz, and Zverev gone, and an injured Djokovic visibly working on fumes within the different half, the stage is ready for Medvedev, De Minaur, or Auger-Aliassime to take full benefit.

Day Proper Shanghai Masters 2025 Spherical of 16 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Daniil Medvedev (16)
Learner Tien
7-6(6), 6-7(1), 6-4

Alex de Minaur (7)
Nuno Borges
7-5 6-2

Arthur Rinderknech
Jiri Lehecka (15)
6-3 7-6(5)

Felix Auger-Aliassime (12)
Lorenzo Musetti (8)
6-4 6-2

Key Matches

Daniil Medvedev def. Learner Tien 7-6(6), 6-7(1), 6-4

Daniil Medvedev overcame a late-second-set bout of cramps to defeat Learner Tien in a gripping 2-hour, 53-minute battle.#

After failing to shut the primary set at 5-4 and dropping the second-set tiebreak as cramps immobilised his proper leg, Medvedev rallied within the decider, breaking within the ninth recreation to earn his first win in three H2H conferences with the 19-year-old

It was a moderately fascinating watch, as neither man may hit by the opposite, making it an entire grindfest. That often spells boredom for the viewer, however this one was all about manoeuvring one another round, and Meddy is likely one of the greatest at determining issues from the baseline. His reward for nearly 3 hours on court docket is a match with highway runner Alex de Minaur.

Alex de Minaur def. Nuno Borges 7-5, 6-2

Seventh seed Alex de Minaur notched his fiftieth tour-level win of 2025, defeating Nuno Borges in 1 hour, 47 minutes to achieve his seventh Masters 1000 quarterfinal.

That is the kind of Masters 1000 the Aussie may pinch, as with out the large boys round, it’s ripe for somebody of his recreation fashion to land it. Vulturing? Maybe, however he’s put himself in lots of good positions this season in lots of tournaments.

Felix Auger-Aliassime def. Lorenzo Musetti (8) 6-4, 6-2

twelfth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime delivered a scientific 85-minute upset over eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti, reaching the Shanghai quarterfinals and shutting and additional boosting his ATP finals hopes.

The in-form Canadian transformed three of six break factors and saved all three confronted to defeat Musetti, who was once more irritated at Chinese language followers coughing throughout his service video games.

He was known as a racist and compelled to apologise for making the next remarks in Beijing: “They’re at all times coughing, these fucking Chinese language. They’re at all times coughing, for fucks sake. They cough each three seconds”

I didn’t touch upon it on the time, however he ought to by no means have apologised for that, and as for racism, that time period is mainly defunct. It was a good commentary. Ought to he be capable to cope with it? In all probability. Can he complain about it, although? Certain.

Arthur Rinderknech def. Jiri Lehecka 15) 6-3, 7-6(5)

Arthur Rinderknech backed up his upset of Alexander Zverev with a straight-sets win over fifteenth seed Jiri Lehecka, reaching his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal and becoming a member of cousin Valentin Vacherot within the final eight. Not a foul week for these guys, and whereas I discover Rinderknech a tricky watch, going a few matches additional doesn’t appear out of the query for him.