Jodar Beats Ruud to Make Shanghai Masters History and Set up Semifinal Against Medvedev
Medvedev reached his 70th tour-level semifinal and strengthened his ATP Finals bid after regrouping in a three-set win over Tommy Paul.
- On Thursday, top-seeded Alexander Zverev defeated Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 at the Shanghai Masters, advancing to the semifinals with a straight-sets victory.
- Already guaranteed to finish the year as the top-ranked men's player, Zverev demonstrated clinical form by landing 80% of his first serves and producing 10 aces and 14 winners.
- In the semifinals, Zverev will face Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who advanced after Arthur Gea retired injured while trailing 4-1 in the first set. Zverev holds a 6-1 career head-to-head record against Fokina.
- Meanwhile, former champion Daniil Medvedev will meet Rafael Jodar in the other semifinal after defeating Tommy Paul 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Jodar, 20, became the tournament's youngest semifinalist in history.
- Despite the loss, de Minaur improved his standing to seventh in the 'race to Turin' for the ATP Finals, positioning him for qualification to the year-end event.
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Medvedev battles past Paul to reach Shanghai semis
Daniil Medvedev defeated Tommy Paul 6-3 1-6 6-3 to reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals, while Rafael Jodar made history by becoming the youngest semi-finalist after beating Casper Ruud 4-6 6-4 6-3. Medvedev will face Jodar next, with Alexander Zverev and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina contesting the other semi-final.
Medvedev sees off Paul to set up Shanghai semi with comeback king Jodar
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.
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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