Medvedev and Jodar Set Up Shanghai Masters Semifinal

Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Jodar advanced to the Shanghai Masters semifinals on Friday, setting up a first meeting between the Russian former world No. 1 and the 20-year-old Spaniard. Medvedev beat Tommy Paul 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, while Jodar came back to defeat Casper Ruud 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Medvedev recovered after losing the second set against Paul to secure his place in the last four. The Shanghai champion from 2019 will face Jodar on Saturday, October 17. Alexander Zverev is scheduled to meet Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the other semifinal. Jodar reached the Shanghai semifinals for the first time and became the tournament’s youngest semifinalist since its inaugural edition in 2009. He has now won four consecutive matches after losing the opening set, including his quarterfinal against Ruud. Jodar broke the Norwegian five times across the final two sets, according to match reports. Medvedev said he did not expect to make substantial changes to his game for the semifinal. He described serving strongly and trying to earn a break as central on Shanghai’s fast court, while saying he would assess how the match developed. The pair have not previously met on the ATP Tour. The semifinal...