Medvedev’s ridiculous form continued (Picture: TPN/Getty)

Daniil Medvedev defeated Alexander Zverev in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters title on Sunday, continuing his remarkable run of form.

Medvedev’s latest 6-4 6-1 victory saw him extend his run of consecutive sets won to 18, as he claimed back-to-back Masters 1000 titles. The last set he lost was to Rafael Nadal in a gripping US Open final.

Since Wimbledon, Medvedev has reached six straight finals, and he has now equalled Novak Djokovic, Nadal and Dominic Thiem’s ATP Tour-leading four title hauls in 2019.

Alexander Zverev was beaten by Daniil Medvedev (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

In doing so, he will now pass Roger Federer in the Race To London, meaning he has been the third best player on the planet over the course of this calendar year.




On current form, Medvedev has a strong claim to being considered the best player in the world, something his beaten opponent alluded to in the buildup to Sunday’s final.

He told Amazon Prime after the win: ‘Everybody is talking that they need new guys, something new, so I gave them something new. I don’t celebrate my wins, I just stay calm and do my job. Done.

‘It’s something outrageous that I’ve done in the last few months. I have been working for it. I just take it and I hope I’m going to do much more.’

Zverev did well to recover from a break down in the first set but once he hit back-to-back double faults to gift Medvedev the opener, it was one-way traffic as the uber consistent Russian ground the German down.

He did avoid a bagel with a late hold, having lost seven games on the spin, but the damage was done and Medvedev claimed the seventh title of his career.