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Zverev, Medvedev Ousted with Spaniards to Clash for Shanghai Title
Rafael Jodar beat Daniil Medvedev in straight sets and will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina after the other Spaniard upset top seed Alexander Zverev.
- On Saturday, Rafael Jodar ousted Daniil Medvedev in straight sets at the Shanghai Masters, reaching his first final at the prestigious 1000 level.
- A grueling 13-minute opening game set the tone as Jodar raced to a 2-0 second-set lead after a medical timeout, eventually clinching with a decisive forehand.
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina stunned top seed Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, employing grit and lightning-fast returns in the other semi-final.
- Zverev, the French and US Open champion, admitted fatigue caught up with him and told reporters, "I think a break is quite necessary now."
- Following his ATP 250 title in Chengdu, Davidovich Fokina extended his winning streak in China to nine matches, setting up an all-Spanish final against Jodar.
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He is the first Spaniard in history to win the Masters 1000 of Shanghai. Davidovich starred in a historic climb before the tennis player of Leganes
The Malagan overtakes his compatriot in three sets and signs a triplet of crowns this course
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The Spanish final between Rafa Jódar and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina means finally breaking the 'curse' of the Masters 1,000 of Shanghai, which until this year was the only one of this category that had ever had an Iberian tennis player on his list of winners.
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