Rafael Jodar’s debut run at Roland Garros came to an end in his quarterfinal match against Alexander Zverev.
Jodar had never played at Roland Garros before, but the 19-year-old beat the likes of Pablo Carreno Busta and Alex Michelsen to reach the last-eight.
The Spaniard’s run has now come to an end, after Jodar was beaten by Alexander Zverev in straight sets in the quarterfinals.
Following the conclusion of a huge breakout clay court season for Jodar, he has now taken to social media and even sent a message to Zverev.
Rafael Jodar sends message to Alexander Zverev on social media
Jodar was beaten by Zverev 7-6(3), 6-1, 6-3 in the Roland Garros quarterfinals, and after the match he took to Instagram to reflect on his clay court season.
This included congratulating Zverev, who is the favourite to win the Roland Garros title, and wished him well for the rest of the tournament.
“Thank you @rolandgarros,” wrote Jodar. “This concludes our clay court season, with many experiences and learnings. Thank you all for the daily support!
“Congrats @alexzverev123 and good luck in the rest of the tournament.”
Jodar won his first ATP Tour title in Marrakech at the start of the clay court season, and since then has reached the semifinals in Barcelona, and the quarterfinals in Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros.
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As a result of his huge trajectory in recent months, Jodar has been rewarded in the ATP rankings.
This time last year, Jodar, who was still at the University of Virginia at the time, was ranked outside the top 700.
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Jodar was even ranked outside the top 100 at the start of this year and had to qualify for the Australian Open, but his impressive clay court season enabled him to be seeded for Roland Garros.
After reaching the quarterfinals in Paris, Jodar is now forecast to climb a further six places up to world number 29.
| Rafael Jodar’s ranking | |
| This time last year | No.707 |
| Before Marrakech | No.89 |
| Before Barcelona | No.55 |
| Before Madrid | No.42 |
| Before Rome | No.34 |
| Before Roland Garros | No.29 |
| After Roland Garros | No.23 (Live ranking) |
Jodar has still not played a tour-level match on grass, but he will now turn his attention to the surface ahead of Wimbledon this year.
This will begin for Jodar at the Queen’s Club Championships and he is also entered into the ATP 250 tournament in Eastbourne ahead of his senior debut at Wimbledon.
