Alejandro Tabilo meets Rafa Jódar at the Paris Masters 1000 Rafa Jódar enters his opening-round match at the Paris Masters 1000 against Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo under his new status as a top-10 ATP player, MARCA reported. The tournament, the final Masters 1000 event of the season, gets underway on the center court of La Défense … Read more
Spanish tennis player Rafa Jódar saw his bid for a season-ending championship appearance hit a major roadblock on Thursday when he was eliminated in the second round of the Swiss Indoors Basel. Facing Valentin Vacherot in the ATP 500 indoor tournament, Jódar fell 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-6(5) in a demanding encounter that lasted two and a … Read more
Rafa Jódar opened his campaign at the Swiss Indoors Basel on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo, advancing to the second round of the ATP 500 tournament in one hour and 25 minutes. The 20-year-old Spaniard capitalized on superior baseline power and a resilient service performance on the indoor hard courts … Read more
As the final month of the men’s tennis season approaches, the ATP ranking battle centers on indoor hardcourt events in Vienna and Basel, where players are scrambling for precious qualification points ahead of the ATP Finals. La Razón reported that the indoor ATP 500 tournaments running from October 26 to November 1 set the stage … Read more
Daniil Medvedev and Rafa Jódar advance to Shanghai Masters semifinals The Shanghai Masters semifinals take place on Saturday, October 17, 2026, in China, with live television coverage available via Movistar Plus+, as reported by EL PAÍS. Rafael Jódar and Daniil Medvedev secured their places in the penultimate round on Friday following hard-fought three-set victories. Jódar … Read more
Spanish tennis player Rafa Jódar secured a three-set victory over Botic van de Zandschulp at the Shanghai Masters, advancing to the quarterfinals with a 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 win. The victory, however, was accompanied by a code violation warning when Jódar shouted a profanity at a ball kid while demanding a towel. The match played … Read more
According to former professional tennis player and prominent coach Toni Nadal, Spanish tennis is positioned to maintain an elite competitive standard for years to come, extending far beyond the immediate success of multiple Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz. Speaking publicly about the future of the sport in the country, Nadal emphasized that a strong foundation … Read more
Spain enters a critical transition period in men’s tennis as captain David Ferrer guides a revamped roster—featuring debutants Rafael Jódar and Martin Landaluce alongside veterans—into a high-stakes, hostile environment in Chile for the Davis Cup qualifiers. Facing a passionate local crowd and demanding away conditions, the squad arrives with last year’s tournament memories still fresh, … Read more
Rafael Jódar faced an uphill battle at the US Open, finding himself pushed to the brink of a first-round exit against Yunchaokete Bu before inclement weather forced a temporary suspension of play with the score standing at 6-2, 6-1, 4-1. The world No. 13 struggled to find his rhythm against a dominant performance from his … Read more
Heavy rain in New York forced tournament organizers to postpone a wave of opening-round matches at the US Open, scrambling the tournament schedule and leaving several high-profile encounters suspended mid-battle. According to tournament reports from the grounds at Flushing Meadows, Tuesday’s downpours washed out numerous matches and interrupted others near their conclusions. Among the most … Read more