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Lehečka's streak meets Jodar's surge in Shanghai

Two men riding wins collide in the Shanghai Round of 32, with a W-W-W streak up against a W-W-L fightback artist.

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Shanghai

Shanghai

TENNIS/Round of 32
KICK-OFF04:00MON12/10
Jiri Lehečka
Jiri Lehečka
VS
Rafael Jodar
Rafael Jodar

Recent form

Jiri LehečkaWWWJiri Lehečka: W-W-W in the last 3 games.
Rafael JodarWWLRafael Jodar: W-W-L in the last 3 games.
Jiri Lehečka 2-1 Nuno BorgesJiri Lehečka 2-0 Learner TienJiri Lehečka 2-0 Ben SheltonThiago Agustin Tirante 1-2 Rafael JodarCristian Garin 0-2 Rafael JodarRafael Jodar 0-3 Yunchaokete Bu

Shanghai's Round of 32 pairs two in-form players with plenty still to play for. Jiri Lehečka and Rafael Jodar both won on October 10 to reach this stage, and one of them extends the run while the other heads home.

Head to head

Lehečka carries the hotter streak: W-W-W across his last three, including straight-sets wins over Ben Shelton and Learner Tien in September, before edging Nuno Borges 2-1 in his most recent match on October 10. Jodar's ledger reads W-W-L, but his recent work is striking — a 1-2 fightback past Thiago Agustin Tirante on October 10 and a 2-0 dismissal of Cristian Garin, bookending a 0-3 loss to Yunchaokete Bu in early September.

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  • Lehečka's momentum — three straight wins, with Ben Shelton and Learner Tien both beaten without dropping a set.
  • Jodar's resilience — he dropped the opening set against Thiago Agustin Tirante, then rallied for a 2-1 win last time out.
  • The unknown factor — with no recent head-to-head meetings, this Round of 32 clash is fresh territory for both.

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