Tennis: Rafael Jódar, 20, becomes youngest Shanghai semi-finalist
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beninwebtv
Spain’s Rafael Jódar, 20, beat Casper Ruud 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to become the youngest semi-finalist in Shanghai Masters 1000 history. He will face Daniil Medvedev, who defeated Tommy Paul 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, for a place in the final, according to Beninwebtv.
Twenty-year-old Spanish player Rafael Jódar became the youngest semi-finalist in Shanghai Masters 1000 history on Friday 16 October by coming from behind to beat Norway’s Casper Ruud 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, according to Beninwebtv. He will face Russia’s Daniil Medvedev for a place in the final.
Jódar won his fourth consecutive match after losing the first set. In his first appearance at the Chinese tournament, he broke Ruud’s serve five times in the final two sets and won in two hours and 20 minutes. Medvedev also needed three sets to defeat American Tommy Paul, according to Beninwebtv.
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