Surprise in Paris that saves Rafa Jódar on the rebound

Rafa Jodar He said goodbye to his debut at the Paris Masters 1000 ATP in the second round match with the experienced Norwegian Casper Ruud. His chances of being ninth in the world, of holding on to the last place to be in the ATP Finals in Turin, from November 15 to 22, they remained in the hands of third parties.

He said goodbye to his eighth starting position in the Masters Cup, directly, if the Australian Alex de Minaur, his main pursuer, beat the Argentine in his match this Wednesday Tomás Martín Etcheverry.

The ‘Aussie, world No. 9, recent finalist in Vienna, where he lost the title on Sunday at the hands of Carlos Alcarazsuffered an unexpected setback. It was a final for him, he failed miserably against a rival who had never before beaten an opponent established in the top-10 of the ranking.

Without any pressure, the Argentine Tomás Martín Etcheverry He achieved his first victory over a top-10, after twenty defeats. He did Jódar a favor, he left De Miñaur in shreds, whom he beat 7-6 (2) and 6-3 in 1h.59′.

Jódar’s options to be in the ATP Finals

Jódar holds his place for Turin for now, but it is at the expense of not even the Serbian Novak Djokovic nor the American Taylor Fritz reach the semifinals, that the also American Tommy Paul does not reach the final. And Paris is always a crazy event. Many are already thinking about the coming weeks, be it Turin, the Davis Cup or even the holidays before the preseason.

Djokovic He plays against the Australian Rinky Hijikata, and would meet Tomás Etcheverry if he reaches the second round, a round in which he is already Paul, who will play against the Frenchman Quentin Halys. Fritz They face the Slovakian Alex Molcan in the second round.