Ruud beats Jodar to send Cobolli to Turin and reopen the race for the last place
Casper Ruud beat ninth seed Rafael Jodar 6-3, 6-4, a result that sends Flavio Cobolli to the ATP Finals. Jodar, who said Ruud had played better, stays ninth in the Race to Turin, but Alex de Minaur can pass him on Wednesday.
Rafael Jodar, Rolex Paris Masters 2026 | © Michael Baucher / PsNewz
Norway’s Casper Ruud beat ninth seed Rafael Jodar of Spain 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour 19 minutes in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters on Tuesday night, a result that guarantees Flavio Cobolli’s place at the Nitto ATP Finals. Ruud will face Jan-Lennard Struff or Thiago Agustin Tirante in the third round.
Cobolli, who withdrew from Paris with a left leg injury, was sure of his place if Ruud beat Jodar, according to the ATP.
Jodar, who entered the top 10 on Monday, stays on 3,234 points, ninth in the Race to Turin and in the last qualifying place. Alex de Minaur, 10th with 3,170 points, would pass him with a win over Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Wednesday.
Race to Turin after Tuesday in Paris
| # | Player | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Zverev Qualified · Paris: top seed, plays Lorenzo Musetti on Wednesday | 9,350 | |
| 2 | Jannik Sinner Out for the season | 7,950 | |
| 3 | Carlos Alcaraz Qualified · plays Alex Michelsen on Wednesday | 5,110 | |
| 4 | Ben Shelton Qualified · in the last 16 after beating Cameron Norrie | 4,620 | |
| 5 | Daniil Medvedev Qualified · plays Ignacio Buse on Wednesday | 3,820 | |
| 6 | Flavio Cobolli Qualified after Ruud beat Jodar · withdrew from Paris | 3,690 | |
| Qualified: 5 of 8 places | |||
| 7 | Arthur Fils Plays Tomas Machac on Wednesday · sure of Turin with the quarter-finals | 3,535 | |
| 8 | Frances Tiafoe Plays Quentin Halys on Wednesday · sure of Turin with the semi-finals | 3,390 | |
| 9 | Rafael Jodar Beaten by Casper Ruud in the second round · done in Paris | 3,234 | |
| Last place in: 9th | |||
| 10 | Alex de Minaur Plays Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Wednesday · passes Jodar with a win | 3,170 | |
| 11 | Novak Djokovic Beat Valentin Vacherot · plays Rinky Hijikata on Wednesday | 2,940 | |
| 12 | Taylor Fritz Beat Benjamin Bonzi · plays Alex Molcan on Wednesday | 2,900 | |
| 13 | Tommy Paul Beat Holger Rune · plays Daniel Merida on Wednesday | 2,775 | |
PIF ATP Live Race to Turin, points since Jan. 1, after Tuesday’s matches. Calculated from the official ATP totals after Monday and the points for each round in Paris. Sinner is out for the season, so ninth place is the last place in. Cobolli withdrew from Paris and stays on 3,690.
“He played better than me,” Jodar said in Spanish after the match.
“Not disappointed. In the end it was a match where I tried to do everything I could, but today it wasn’t to be, and he also played well,” he said. “Credit to my opponent too, who managed to play very well from the start to the end of the match.”
Jodar keeps his Turin and Next Gen plans open
Asked about Turin, where he could also go as an alternate, Jodar said he would wait for the end of the tournament.
“When this tournament is over, we will see who has qualified and who goes as alternates, and we will have to think about it,” he said. “For now I can’t say anything because the deadline isn’t over yet.”
He also left open his participation in the Next Gen ATP Finals, saying he would talk to his team about his planning after a season with many tournaments. “I can’t tell you yes or no,” he said, adding that he would give an answer in the coming weeks.
Ruud did not face a break point in his first match on Monday, when he beat Argentine qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 6-2.
Struff beat French wildcard Arthur Gea 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the last first-round match on Tuesday, and faces Tirante, who replaced Cobolli in the draw, on Wednesday.
Rolex Paris Masters 2026 second-round results
Alexander Zverev (1) vs Lorenzo Musetti (Wednesday)
Novak Djokovic (10) vs Rinky Hijikata (Q) (Wednesday)
Learner Tien (15) vs Luca Van Assche (Wednesday)
Alex de Minaur (8) vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry (Wednesday)
Ben Shelton (3) d. Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4
Arthur Rinderknech vs Mattia Bellucci (Q) (Wednesday)
Tommy Paul (12) vs Daniel Merida (Wednesday)
Frances Tiafoe (7) vs Quentin Halys (Wednesday)
Casper Ruud d. Rafael Jodar (9) 6-3, 6-4
Thiago Agustin Tirante (LL) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (SE) (Wednesday)
Daniil Medvedev (4) vs Ignacio Buse (Wednesday)
Karen Khachanov vs Nuno Borges (LL) (Wednesday)
Arthur Fils (6) vs Tomas Machac (Q) (Wednesday)
Taylor Fritz (11) vs Alex Molcan (Q) (Wednesday)
Ugo Humbert vs Matteo Berrettini (Wednesday)
Carlos Alcaraz (2) vs Alex Michelsen (Wednesday)
In bold: today’s results.
