Jodar edges Fonseca in Madrid blockbuster

Confira os detalhes que estao repercutindo. Rafael maiden-meeting-in-madrid-dedf77/" title="Fonseca vs. Jodar: Maiden meeting in Madrid">Jodar defeated Joao Fonseca on Sunday at the Mutua Madrid Open , winning the first chapter in what promises to be a thrilling rivalry for years to come.

Segundo apurado, The 19-year-old Jodar overcame the 27th seed 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-1 in the highly anticipated third-round clash featuring the only teenagers inside the Top 100 of the PIF ATP Rankings. “A very tough match,” said Jodar, who in the second round earned his first Top 10 win by upsetting Alex de Minaur . “Joao is always a very tough player, so these matches are decided by very small details and various small points.

I think I did a great job in those points, trying to play my game.” Jodar became the eighth teenager to reach the Round of 16 in Madrid tournament history, a list that includes his countryman Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz . Teenagers in Madrid Round of 16 Year Rafael Nadal 2005 Novak Djokovic 2006 Andy Murray 2006 Juan Martin del Potro 2007 Denis Shapovalov 2018 Carlos Alcaraz 2022, 2023 Jakub Mensik 2025 Rafael Jodar 2026 From the outset, a raucous Madrid crowd roared as both players unleashed large cuts at the ball. The margins were razor-thin throughout the first set, with 80 points played and each player winning 40. However, Fonseca opened the tie-break with three forehand errors, a deficit he could not recover from. Acompanhe mais conteudos como esse no site.