Novak Djokovic said his tennis in Shanghai is bringing him “a lot of joy” after he reached the quarter-finals with victory against Roman Safiullin.

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The four-time Shanghai Masters champion, Novak Djokovic, is through to his tenth quarter-final from as many trips to this event. The Serb faced Roman Safiullin in the fourth round and scored a 6-3, 6-2 victory in an hour and 13 minutes, maintaining his perfect record against the Russian.

At his 95th at ATP Masters 1000 events overall, Novak Djokovic has become the first player to reach 10 quarter-finals at the Shanghai Masters, since its inauguration in 2009

Pursuing a 100th career title, Novak Djokovic had an easier time in his second match at the Shanghai Masters in ousting Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday. Djokovic clinched the match with his 19th winner,

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner completed his revenge over Ben Shelton in the fourth round while Carlos Alcaraz defeated Gael Monfils in a pulsating match. Novak Djokovic eased into the last-eight for the 10th time in Shanghai.

Djokovic, featuring in his first tournament since his shock US Open exit, was largely untroubled in a 6-3 6-2 win against the Russian on Wednesday

World number one Jannik Sinner will face Daniil Medvedev in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals after both had straight-set victories on Wednesday.

Also through is world No 2 Carlos Alcaraz, who won the China Open final a week ago, while Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev play later.