Djokovic copies unexpected Alcaraz call as Shanghai Masters star issues apology
It’s semi-finals day at both the Shanghai Masters and the Wuhan Open. Over in Shanghai, rising star Rafael Jodar is hunting a place in his first Masters 1000 final, but must get past former champion Daniil Medvedev. The 20-year-old Spaniard has also publicly apologised after being punished for swearing at a ball kid earlier in the tournament, and now wants to seek them out to apologise in person.
TL;DR
- Rafael Jodar apologized for his unsportsmanlike conduct towards a ball kid in Shanghai.
- Sonay Kartal, ranked 170, reached her first WTA 1000 semi-final in Wuhan after upsetting top players.
- Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have both entered ATP 500 tournaments in Basel and Vienna.
- Djokovic will return to the Swiss Indoors Basel for the first time since 2011.
- Kartal's semi-final appearance comes shortly after returning from a six-month injury layoff.