Medvedev Beats Paul to Face Jodar in Shanghai Masters Semis
Medvedev won 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 as the 2019 champion reached the last four and Jodar advanced after a fourth straight comeback.
- On Friday, Daniil Medvedev defeated 18th-ranked Tommy Paul 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the Shanghai Masters, advancing to the semi-finals to face Rafael Jodar.
- Earlier, 13th-ranked Jodar beat 24th-ranked Casper Ruud 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, becoming the youngest Shanghai semi-finalist since the tournament's 2009 inaugural edition.
- Ranked sixth, Medvedev saved seven break points in a marathon sixth game against Paul, then cruised to a 2-0 lead in the third set and won on his second match point.
- Jodar recovered from a set down for the fourth time this week, winning a crucial break point to go 5-4 before dazzling the crowd with an over-the-shoulder smash.
- Top seed Alexander Zverev faces Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the other semi-final on Saturday, completing the Shanghai Masters final-four lineup.
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Medvedev sees off Paul to set up Shanghai semi with comeback king Jodar
SHANGHAI, China, Oct 16 - Former world number one Daniil Medvedev downed Tommy Paul 6-3 1-6 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals on Friday, while Spaniard Rafael Jodar toppled Casper Ruud 4-6 6-4 6-3 to become the youngest semi-finalist in the tournament's history. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Medvedev beats Paul to face Jodar in Shanghai Masters semis
At age 20, the Spaniard is the youngest player to reach the Shanghai semi-finals since the tournament's inaugural edition in 2009. Medvedev, the 2019 Shanghai champion, overcame inconsistent serving to beat Paul 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. The 30-year-old saved seven break points to hold back the American in a marathon sixth game, giving little away as he broke to take the first set when Paul fired long. But the 18th-ranked Paul returned inspired in the seco…
Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Jodar will face each other in one of the two semifinals of Shanghai's Masters 1000 and the winner will play for the title with one between Alex Zverev and Spanish Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the other two semifinalists. (ANSA)
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