{
  "id": 15092785,
  "title": "A year ago, he was ranked 903; now he makes tennis history at Shanghai Masters, ranked 13",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/a-year-ago-he-was-ranked-903-now-he-makes-tennis-history-at-shanghai",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T01:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/tennis/a-year-ago-he-was-ranked-903-now-he-makes-tennis-history-at-shanghai-masters-ranked-13-1.500713731"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rafael Jodar, the 20-year-old Spanish tennis player, has made history at the Shanghai Masters by becoming the youngest semifinalist in the tournament's history. Just a year ago, Jodar was ranked 903rd in the world, but he has since climbed to world No. 13, marking his most impressive season yet. Despite losing the first set in each of his four matches this time around, Jodar managed to secure wins against all opponents, including former world No. 2 Casper Ruud. With this victory, Jodar advances to the semifinals for the second time at Masters 1000 level and one step closer to his biggest title yet.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}