Novak Djokovic moves a step closer to a landmark 100th ATP title with another dominant performance at the Shanghai Masters, beating Russia's Roman Safiullin.

Djokovic most recently played on August 30, 2024 in the Round of 32 of the US Open and was taken down 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 by No. 28-ranked Alexei Popyrin. Over the past two years, Safiullin and Djokovic have played one time in the Round of 32 of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, and Djokovic was the victor 6-1, 6-2.

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,