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

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.

On Wednesday, Novak Djokovic (No. 4 in the world) takes on Roman Safiullin (No. 61) in the Round of 16 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.His most recent time out, Safiullin lost to Jannik Sinner 6-3,