Rafael Jodar defeated Jiri Lehecka in the round of 32 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, winning 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 to advance to the next round. The result was reported by api.tennis.
Through a tiebreak to the deciding set
Lehecka took the opening set, with Jodar losing it 4-6. The second set was closely contested: Jodar won the tiebreak to take it 7-6 and send the match into a deciding set. He won that set 6-4: after losing the opening set, he took the next two.
In the previous round, Jodar came through against Thiago Agustin Tirante in a similar fashion, losing the opening set before winning the next two: 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Lehecka also came into this match after a three-set contest: in the round of 64, he defeated Nuno Borges 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.