Jannik Sinner used all his class to thwart the Spanish shooting star Rafael Jodar.
The world number one from Italy sat down at the ATP on Wednesday (April 29, 2026).Masters in Madrid in the quarter-finals with 6:2, 7:6 (7:0) in just under two hours against the 19-year-old, who once again demonstrated his great potential in his hometown.
Sinner on course for records
In the eyes of Real Madrid’s soccer star Jude Bellingham, Sinner ultimately had the upper hand and has now reached at least the semi-finals in all nine events of the ATP 1000 tournaments. At the same time, he is still on course to become the first professional in history to win five Masters in a row. He has to earn his ticket to the final against Arthur Fils (France) or Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic).
In the Caja Magica Jodar, who is moving close to the top 30 in the world with the result in Madrid, showed that he can keep up with Sinner’s enormous pace, at least at times. He had defeated the world number eight Alex de Minaur and won the exciting duel with the Brazilian top talent Joao Fonseca – but the high-flyer from South Tyrol was still a bit too big. Nevertheless, Jodar has already opted for them French Open placed in position in Paris from May 24th.
Zverev in the quarterfinals against Cobolli
Germany’s number one Alexander Zverev will play against Sinner’s compatriot Flavio Cobolli on Thursday for a place in the top four.
