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Rafa Jódar faces Casper Ruud in Shanghai quarter-final
Rafa Jódar will face Casper Ruud in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals on Friday, 16 October.
Jódar, a 20-year-old from Madrid, reached the last eight after coming back to beat Botic van de Zandschulp for his third straight comeback win.
Ruud, a 27-year-old from Norway, advanced after injured Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew.
The match is their first meeting on the professional tour, and the winner will reach the semi-finals.
Ruud is playing his 17th Masters 1000 quarter-final, and his first on a hard court since Indian Wells in 2024.
The match is scheduled for 08:30 in Spain at Shanghai's Qi Zhong stadium and will be shown on Movistar Plus.
Rafa Jódar beat Casper Ruud in the Shanghai Masters quarter-final to reach the semi-finals.
Jódar won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 after losing the first set.
It was his fourth consecutive match in Shanghai in which he came back from a set down.
The win made him the youngest semi-finalist in Shanghai history.
Jódar had 2,909 points in the 2026 Race standings and was ninth, according to Marca.
- Who
- Rafa Jódar and Casper Ruud.
- What
- Jódar beat Ruud 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals.
- When
- Friday, 16 October 2026.
- Where
- The Shanghai Masters in Shanghai, China.
- Why
- They played in the quarter-final; the sources do not state a further reason.
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Ruud took the opening set 6-4 after breaking Jódar's serve in the 10th game.
Jódar won the set 6-4 to level the match.
Jódar won 6-3, completing his comeback and advancing to the semi-finals.
Jódar's victory made him the youngest semi-finalist in Shanghai history.
- Match score
- Jódar beat Ruud 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Tournament
- Shanghai Masters
- Jódar's age record
- Youngest semi-finalist in Shanghai history
- Consecutive comebacks
- Four matches
- Race 2026 points
- 2,909 points; ninth place according to Marca
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