USA tennis, Jódar’s last enemy: this is his options to play the ATP Finals

Rafa Jodar He feels linked to the United States because he considers his presence at the University of Virginia, in 2025, very fruitful. It was shorter than expected, since his good progress in tennis made him open the professional field already in 2026. He was completely right, he has exceeded the most ambitious objectives in his debut.

The player who has reached the world top-10 the fastest, who is closing right now, the only one who has done so in his first professional season. At 20 years old, with options to be with the ‘masters’, dispute the ATP Finals in Turin, from November 15 to 22.

Jódar has eighth place, and provisionally last. Your future is decided in Paris Masters 1000 ATP. His participation concluded in the second round against the Norwegian Casper Ruud. In return, this Wednesday, his two immediate pursuers fell, the Australian Alex de Minaur and the Serbian Novak Djokovic.

The accounts are clear: Rafa Jódar will start in Turin, along with his then Davis Cup partner Carlos Alcaraz, if USA tennis does not prevent it. His two rivals come from the same country, since he needs Taylor Fritz not to reach the semis and Tommy Paul not to make it to the final.

Both are in the round of 16. Fritz will face the Frenchman Arthur Fils or Czech Tomas Machac. In the quarterfinals he could face Carlos Alcaraz. Paul plays this Thursday against the Frenchman Quentin Halys, with a cross next with his compatriot Ben Shelton or the Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech.

Jódar prevented the goodbye with the KO of De Minaur and Djokovichas more life waiting for the performance of these Americans in a crazy competition, from which they also said goodbye Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev input.