Jódar beats Fils in two sets and reaches first-ever Masters 1000 semi-finals
El madrileño selló el encuentro en su cuarta bola de partido y se enfrentará a Nakashima por un hueco en la final de Canadá
Spanish player Rafa Jódar qualified this Tuesday in Canada for the semifinals of a Masters 1000 for the first time after defeating French player Arthur Fils for the second time in two weeks, a victory that provisionally takes him to number 11 in the world. Jódar, officially 15 in the ATP, defeated Fils (no. 24) 7-6(5) 6-3 in 1 hour and 42 minutes.
In the semifinals, he will face American Brandon Nakashima (no. 31), who also eliminated Italian-Argentine Luciano Darderi (no. 22) this Tuesday 6-2 6-3. For Jódar, the one in Montreal will be his fourth semifinal of the year, that of his debut on the circuit, after Marrakech (champion), Barcelona and Washington (finalist).
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