Before Jódar-Davidovich, this is how the eight Masters 1,000 finals between Spaniards ended

Rafa Jodarworld number 13, and Alexander Davidovich (26th) will fight this Sunday (10:30 a.m.) for the most important title of their careers, the Shanghai Masters 1,000 on hard court (China). For the 20-year-old from Madrid, it will be his first final in this category and the second for the man from Malaga (27), who lost in Monte Carlo 2022 against the greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Davidovich and Jódar will cross rackets for the first time after beating two top-10 players in the semifinals, Alexander Zverev (2nd), who is the player with the most victories this season (62) and Daniil Medvedev (6th), leader of the year in wins on hard courts (34), which underlines the achievement of both.

Álex beat Zverev in three sets (5-7, 6-4, 6-3) and Rafa beat Medvedev 6-3 and 6-4 to meet in the ninth 100% Spanish final of a Masters 1,000 tournament, the first away from clay, since the introduction of this category on the ATP circuit in 1990.

Masters 1,000 Tournaments

Finals between Spaniards

Hamburg 1996 (land):

Roberto Carretero beat Àlex Corretja

2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Hamburg 1998 (land):

Albert Costa to Alex Corretja

6-2, 6-0, 1-0, abandonment

Hamburg 2001 (land):

Albert Portas to Juan Carlos Ferrero

4-6, 6-2, 0-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5

Monte Carlo 2002 (dirt):

Juan Carlos Ferrero to Carlos Moyà

7-5, 6-3, 6-4

Monte Carlo 2010 (dirt):

Rafa Nadal to Fernando Verdasco

6-0, 6-1

Rome 2010 (ground):

Rafa Nadal to David. Ferrer

7-5, 6-2

Monte Carlo 2011 (dirt):

Rafa Nadal to David Ferrer

6-4, 7-5

Monte Carlo 2017 (dirt):

Rafa Nadal to Albert Ramos

6-1, 6-3

Shanghai 2026 (hard):

Rafa Jódar-Alejandro Davidovich

October 18, 10:30 a.m.

Of the eight previous finals, Rafa Nadal he took the four he played, counting the last precedent between Spaniards in a Masters 1,000, Monte Carlo 2017where the Balearic Islands surpassed Albert Ramos.

Alejandro gave the shock by beating Alexander Zverev in the Shanghai semifinalsALEX PLAVSKI / EFE

Roberto Carretero defeated Alex Corretja in Hamburg 1996the first final between Spaniards in this category. Albert Costa, Albert Portas and Juan Carlos Ferrero They are the other champions of this particular club, when the Masters 1,000 finals were still played in the best of five sets.