​Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and Russian Andriy Rublev will fight for a place in the final of the Masters in Shanghai after their victories in the quarters.

Grigor Dimitrov – Andriy Rublev, in the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters

On Friday, Dimitrov (19 ATP) defeated the Chilean Nicolas Jarry (22 ATP) with a score of 7-6(2), 6-4. The match lasted an hour and 40 minutes.

In the second match of the day, Rublev (7 ATP) outlasted Frenchman Hugo Humber (34 ATP) 6-2, 6-3 after a match that lasted an hour and a half.

Know:

• Dimitrov and Rublev have met six times on the ATP circuit, and the score is equal: 3-3. The two players get along very well and are friends off the tennis court.

• In the other semi-final in Shanghai, the Pole Hubert Gurkach (17 ATP) will meet the American Sebastian Korda (26 ATP).

Grigor Dimitrov and Andriy Rublev, friends outside the competition

The Rolex Shanghai Masters takes place from October 4 to 15 on hard, is part of the ATP Masters 1000 category and has a total prize pool of 8,800,000. The titular champion is Daniil Medvedev (2019). The last editions did not take place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.