Sports · Tennis · 5 hrs ago

Rafa Jódar faces Botic Van de Zandschulp for a place in Shanghai quarter-finals

Rafa Jódar will face Botic Van de Zandschulp in the round of 16 at the Shanghai Masters in China.

The match is scheduled for about 6 a.m.

in Spain, on the first turn on the centre court at the Qizhong Tennis Center.

A win would take Jódar into the quarter-finals of the tournament.

The Spaniard has come from behind to beat Argentina’s Tirante and Czech player Lehecka in Shanghai.

He has reached the last 16 at five Masters 1000 tournaments in a row, the youngest player to do so since Novak Djokovic in 2007.

Van de Zandschulp, ranked 41st in the world, beat Dani Mérida, Alex Michelsen and Arthur Fils to reach this round.

Jódar could extend his streak in Paris in November, where he has a chance to surpass the record.

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Marca · 5 hrs ago