{
  "id": 606083,
  "title": "Jódar beats Fils in two sets and reaches first-ever Masters 1000 semi-finals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/jodar-vence-a-fils-en-dos-sets-y-llega-por-primera-vez-a-unas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T21:28:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais",
    "slug": "el-pais",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/deportes/tenis/2026-08-11/jodar-vence-a-fils-en-dos-sets-y-llega-por-primera-vez-a-unas-semifinales-de-masters-1000.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "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).",
  "summary": "El madrileño selló el encuentro en su cuarta bola de partido y se enfrentará a Nakashima por un hueco en la final de Canadá",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Rafa Jódar - Arthur Fils live | The Madrid native seeks his first semifinals in a Masters 1000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/rafa-jodar-arthur-fils-en-directo-el-madrileno-busca-sus-primeras",
        "published": "2026-08-11T18:50:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}