Four of the Top 6 seeds are featured in Friday’s quarter-finals at the Shanghai Rolex Masters with No. 1 Rafael Nadal, No. 2 Roger Federer, No. 4 Marin Cilic and No. 6 Grigor Dimitrov headlining the action on Stadium. No. 16 seed and 2013 finalist Juan Martin del Potro is also remaining. In the opening match on Stadium, Cilic brings a 3-2 head-to-head record against unseeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who is one of four first-time quarter-finalists in Shanghai (Dimitrov, Gasquet, Troicki). Cilic, who has not been broken in 21 service games this week, is appearing in his second Shanghai QF (2012) and 11th QF this season (6-4 in QFs). View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup for Day 5 of the Shanghai Rolex...
Watch Hot Shot as Grigor Dimitrov gets out of trouble with Sam Querrey close to the net on Thursday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Roger Federer reacts to his win over Alexandr Dolgopolov on Thursday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters and looks ahead to the quarter-finals. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch highlights as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal advance to the quarter-finals at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in China, while Alexander Zverev is upset by Juan Martin del Potro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Roger Federer continued his pursuit of a second Shanghai Rolex Masters title with a straightforward 6-4, 6-2 win on Thursday evening against the lone qualifier to advance to the third round, Alexandr Dolgopolov. "I felt good in the first match, I must tell you," said Federer of his opening victory over Diego Schwartzman in which he broke on two of eight opportunities. "So I felt, I think, the same. I think maybe the matchup was maybe a bit easier and I took my chances more. Had a better ratio of winning on the break points that I didn't quite have against Schwartzman. That's maybe the biggest difference of both matches, so I'm happy I was able to do better today...