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Unbeaten runs collide: Jodar meets Ruud in Shanghai QF

Two perfect runs meet with no head-to-head record to guide us, and a semifinal place in Shanghai on the line.

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Shanghai

Shanghai

TENNIS/Quarterfinals
KICK-OFF04:00FRI16/10
Rafael Jodar
Rafael Jodar
VS
Casper Ruud
Casper Ruud

Recent form

Rafael JodarWWWRafael Jodar: W-W-W in the last 3 games.
Casper RuudWWWCasper Ruud: W-W-W in the last 3 games.
Botic Van de Zandschulp 1-2 Rafael JodarJiri Lehečka 1-2 Rafael JodarThiago Agustin Tirante 1-2 Rafael JodarCasper Ruud 0-0 Felix Auger-AliassimeLearner Tien 0-2 Casper RuudYunchaokete Bu 0-2 Casper Ruud

A semifinal place in Shanghai is at stake as two perfect runs collide at the quarterfinal stage. Rafael Jodar has won three straight, grinding past Thiago Agustin Tirante, Jiri Lehečka and Botic Van de Zandschulp — every win in three sets. Casper Ruud matches him with W-W-W form of his own, dropping no sets to Yunchaokete Bu or Learner Tien and adding a W over Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Head to head

The wrinkle is the blank slate: no recent head-to-head meetings to shape expectations, so current form is all we have to go on. Jodar's matches have all gone the distance; Ruud's have been one-sided. Something has to give.

Watchlist
  • Jodar has needed three sets in all three wins — track whether he keeps winning deciders against Ruud's efficiency.
  • Ruud has not dropped a set against Bu or Tien; how the first set with Jodar unfolds is the barometer.
  • With no recent head-to-head history, watch the early service games to see who settles first.

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