Rafael Jodar, the No. 12 seed at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, beat Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 in the round of 16 in Shanghai to reach the quarterfinals. The match was played on hard court at the ATP 1000 event, with statistics provided by api.tennis.
The Dutchman took the tiebreak, but the rest went differently
The first set could not be decided in regular play and went to a tiebreak. The Dutchman came out on top, 7-6, with Jodar managing just four points in the tiebreak. The momentum then shifted to the Spaniard. He took the second set 6-4 and pulled away in the third, winning it 6-2.
This is already Jodar’s third consecutive match at the Shanghai tournament in which he has lost the opening set but still won. He lost the first set 4-6 against Thiago Agustin Tirante but went on to win 6-2, 6-3. He also fell behind 4-6 against Jiri Lehecka, then took the second-set tiebreak and closed out the match 6-4 in the third.
Van De Zandschulp reached the round of 16 by beating Daniel Merida (1-6, 6-3, 6-4), Alex Michelsen (6-4, 6-4) and Arthur Fils (7-5, 6-4). The Dutchman was unseeded at the tournament. According to rank.tennis, he is ranked 38th with 1333 points. Jodar is 13th in the rankings with 2734 points.