On the rise: Jodar & Blockx ready for Rome after whirlwind year

Confira os detalhes que estao repercutindo. masters-1000-de-madri-onde-28d2d6/" title="João Fonseca x Rafael Jordar no o Masters 1000 de Madri: onde assistir ao vivo e">jordar-no-o-masters-1000-de-madri-onde-28d2d6/" title="João Fonseca x Rafael Jordar no o Masters 1000 de Madri: onde assistir ao vivo e">Rafael Jodar and Alexander Blockx arrive at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome as two of the ATP Tour’s fastest-rising players, having each enjoyed a rapid climb over the past 12 months.

Alem disso, Making their debuts in Rome, the pair enter with momentum and new career-high rankings inside the Top 40. A year ago, their positions looked very different. Jodar was competing in the NCAA tournament for the University of Virginia and ranked outside the Top 650, while Blockx had made just three ATP Tour main-draw appearances.

Both competed at the 2025 Next Gen ATP Finals, still in the early stages of their transition to the top level. Since then, their progress has accelerated. Jodar made a major step forward on home soil in Madrid last week, when the Spaniard reached his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final. The 19-year-old defeated Top-10 star Alex de Minaur and overcame fellow teenager Joao Fonseca in the Spanish capital. Siga acompanhando o blog pra mais atualizacoes.