LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez was carried off on a stretcher after receiving about 10 minutes of treatment following a collision at a free kick while playing for Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.
Martinez came out to meet a cross into the area and collided with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite midway through the second half at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
While Branthwaite continued to play after a concussion test, Martinez had to come off the field because of an apparent head injury and was replaced by Mike Penders.
Medical staff from both teams attended to Martinez, who — British broadcaster TNT Sports reported — was being taken to the hospital. Martinez was seen moving his arms as he was being taken off the field.
The score was 1-0 to Chelsea at the time.
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Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is carried off the pitch on a stretcher after incurring an injury during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Chelsea in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, right, picks up an injury during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Chelsea in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
SHANGHAI (AP) — Alejandro Davidovich Fokina upset future No. 1 Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Shanghai Masters final on Saturday.
The 25th-seeded Spaniard, who won the ATP 250 Chengdu Open in China last month, reached the second Masters final of his career after losing on clay at Monte Carlo in 2022.
He will try for his third title of the year — and of his career — against 20-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar, who also secured a big win by toppling 2019 champion Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4 to reach his first Masters final.
Medvedev saved three match points serving at 5-3 down and then held serve. But Jodar sealed the victory on his own serve, clipping a forehand winner down the line after Medvedev’s tame smash at the net sat up nicely for him.
The No. 12-seeded Jodar is looking for his second career title after winning on clay at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, Morocco in April.
Earlier Saturday, the top-seeded Zverev, who recently clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking, served out the first set with an ace.
But the imposing German soon found himself under pressure, saving two break points in the fourth game of the second set.
Davidovich Fokina broke Zverev with a brilliant two-handed backhand down the line to level the match, and an ace put him 4-1 up in the deciding set.
“Today I was flat. Even in the first set, even though I won the set,” Zverev said. “I was not reacting so well. I was returning quite badly.”
At 15-40 down on serve in the eighth game, Zverev saved two match points. But Davidovich Fokina held his nerve and clinched victory on his third match point when Zverev could not return his sliced serve on forehand.
“I feel like I’ve actually, in a way, maybe overachieved this week because of how much tennis I played,” Zverev added. “I carried fatigue into the tournament, and I’m okay to lose to a player like this today.”
Zverev is scheduled to play the ATP 500 in Vienna, which begins Oct. 26 and could see him face seven-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz.
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Spain’s Rafael Jodar is congratulated by Russia’s Daniil Medvedev after winning the men’s singles semifinal match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Spain’s Rafael Jodar celebrates after winning against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the men’s singles semifinal match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina celebrates after winning against Germany’s Alexander Zverev during the men’s singles semifinal match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is congratulated by Germany’s Alexander Zverev after winning the men’s singles semifinal match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina celebrates after winning the men’s singles semifinal match against Germany’s Alexander Zverev at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
