Rafael Jodar Tones It Down: His Words. Medvedev Also Knocked Out—Everything Changes for Jannik Sinner

There will be no match between Jannik Sinner and rising Spanish star Rafael Jodar. The Spanish player was eliminated in the third round of Wimbledon by Japan’s Mochizuki, ranked No. 150 in the world. After the match, the Spaniard postponed analyzing his defeat. “In a few days, I’ll analyze my mistakes to learn from them. It’s all still very fresh, and I don’t know exactly what mistakes I made because the match just ended. I’ll go over it with my father and my team. There aren’t many weeks to adjust to this surface. You have to shift gears when moving from clay to grass. But I don’t consider that an excuse for what happened today against Mochizuki.”

“The ball moves very fast here, and the serve and return are crucial. You have to be very focused on every point and every game. It’s pretty hard to come back if you get broken. I hope these three matches at Wimbledon will help me next year, if I manage to make it here.”

The draw on Jannik Sinner’s side has been completely shaken up: in addition to Jodar, another seeded player has been eliminated—Daniil Medvedev (defeated by Struff)—who could have been the Italian’s opponent in the quarterfinals.

Sinner will therefore face Mochizuki next Sunday in the round of 16, while in the quarterfinals he could face either Struff or Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, who defeated American Tommy Paul today. Until the semifinals, the world No. 1 will not have to face any more seeded players.