# Tennis: Former world number one Daniil Medvedev has beaten American Tommy Paul in three sets to reach the Shanghai Masters semifinals. The fifth-seeded Russian recovered from a second-set collapse to win 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, hitting 16 aces in the match. The 2019 champion will face rising Spanish star Rafael Jódar, who beat Norway’s Casper Ruud in three sets. The 20-year-old became the youngest semi-finalist in Shanghai Masters history. Top seed Alexander Zverev will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in today’s other semifinal.
Tennis: Medvedev beats Paul to reach Shanghai semifinals