Rafael
Jodar

June 29, 2026

Rafael Jódar wins on grass debut as Spanish teenager’s rapid rise continues at Wimbledon

Aged 19 and ranked outside the top 600 a year ago, Rafael Jódar...

Tennis Majors

June 2, 2026

Rafael Jódar teats Roland-Garros exit a beginning, not a chance gone begging

Beaten by Alexander Zverev in the Roland-Garros quarter-finals, 19-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jódar refuses...

Cédric Rouquette

June 2, 2026

Zverev shakes off a slow opening to dispatch Jodar in straight sets and reach his 5th Roland-Garros semi-finals

Alexander Zverev (No 2) beat 19-year-old Rafael Jodar 7-6(3), 6-1, 6-3 on Court...

Tennis Majors

May 31, 2026

“The same answer I gave two days ago”: Alexander Zverev hides from the favourite tag at Roland-Garros

Alexander Zverev has consistently refused to embrace the 'favourite' tag at Roland-Garros, despite...

Cédric Rouquette

May 31, 2026

“He can compete with Carlos and Jannik very soon”: Pablo Carreño Busta on Rafael Jódar, after losing to the 19-year-old at Roland-Garros

After losing to Rafael Jódar at Roland-Garros, Pablo Carreño Busta offered a ringing...

Cédric Rouquette

May 31, 2026

Hype confirmed: Jodar comes back from two sets down to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final

Rafael Jodar (No 27), 19, came back from two sets to love down...

Tennis Majors

May 30, 2026

“How many times do I have to say it?”: at Roland-Garros, the elephant in the room is the open draw

The Roland-Garros men's draw is wide open following the exits of Novak Djokovic...

Cédric Rouquette

May 30, 2026

Zverev, Ruud, Jódar – or someone else? Roland-Garros set to crown a first-time Grand Slam champion

The eliminations of Jannik Sinner on Thursday and Novak Djokovic on Friday have...

Cédric Rouquette

May 29, 2026

“I never touched her, I would never do that”: Rafael Jódar denies any contact with ballgirl after viral Roland-Garros video

Rafael Jódar walked into a press room where a single subject kept resurfacing:...

Cédric Rouquette

May 29, 2026

Jodar comes back from two sets to one down to reach his first Grand Slam round of 16

Rafael Jodar (No 27), 19, came back from two sets to one down...

Tennis Majors

May 21, 2026

Sinner and Djokovic cannot meet before the Roland-Garros final as Chatrier readies for Fils-Wawrinka and Monfils-Gaston

With Alcaraz absent, the world No. 1 starts as the clear favourite against...

Cédric Rouquette

May 14, 2026

Darderi outlasts Jódar after smoke, rain and a 2 a.m. finish to reach first Masters 1000 semi-final

Luciano Darderi (No 18) became the eighth Italian in the Open Era to...

Cédric Rouquette

May 8, 2026

First men’s second-round match, first upset: De Minaur defeated by Arnaldi, Jodar next

Italian wild card Matteo Arnaldi pulled off the first upset of the Rome...

Cédric Rouquette

April 29, 2026

“A bit of luck and experience”: Sinner stops Jodar’s dream with eleven points in a row

Jannik Sinner defeated Rafael Jodar 6-2, 7-6 on Wednesday afternoon. He'll play the...

Cédric Rouquette

April 27, 2026

Jodar beats Fonseca to reach first Masters last 16 in front of his hometown crowd

Two 19-year-olds, the night session in Madrid, the city where Jodar was born...

Tennis Majors

April 26, 2026

Madrid’s court of the future: Jodar vs Fonseca, the night session you can’t miss

Twelve months ago, Rafael Jodar was ranked No. 896 in the world. On...

Cédric Rouquette

April 18, 2026

Fils reaches first Barcelona final with century milestone on the way

Arthur Fils (No 9 seed) beat Rafael Jodar 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Fils reaches...

Cédric Rouquette

April 14, 2026

Incredible dominance of Alcaraz and Sinner may not be the best thing for tennis, or them

The top two are almost 8,000 points ahead of No 3 Alexander Zverev...

Simon Cambers

February 11, 2026

Shapovalov begins title defense with dominant victory in Dallas

Denis Shapovalov won against Rafael Jodar 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday night. He'll play...

Tennis Majors