Jodar Beats Tabilo, Breaks Into ATP Top 10
The 20-year-old reached the Top 10 of the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time with a 6-2, 6-3 win at the Rolex Paris Masters.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Tennis
Rafael Jodar defeated Alejandro Tabilo 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Rolex Paris Masters. The win lifted Jodar into the Top 10 of the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time.
Why it matters
Jodar is now ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin and sits just inside the cut for the Nitto ATP Finals. The result also extends his lead in the head-to-head series with Tabilo to 4-1.
Jodar converted five of 12 break points and is ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin. He has won eight of the nine sets the pair have contested since Indian Wells, where Tabilo lost only three games.
The players
Rafael Jodar
A 20-year-old Spanish tennis player who broke into the Top 10 of the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time with this win.
Alejandro Tabilo
A Chilean professional tennis player who lost to Jodar in Paris after winning their first meeting at Indian Wells in March.
The details
Jodar won the match 6-2, 6-3 in Paris. He beat Tabilo in Basel last week, losing only six games, and the two have now met five times in 2026.
Timeline
- Earlier this year, in March, Tabilo won the pair's first meeting at Indian Wells.
- Last week, Jodar beat Tabilo in Basel, losing six games.
- On November 2, 2026, Jodar defeated Tabilo at the Rolex Paris Masters.
Season Trajectory
Jodar's Top 10 debut and ninth place in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin put him just inside the cut for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. His run in Paris will determine whether he holds that qualifying position as the season closes.
Jodar's climb into the Top 10 and his ninth-place race standing shift how the Nitto ATP Finals field is shaping up for fantasy and bracket watchers. Fans tracking the qualifying line can now treat Jodar as a fixture near the cut rather than a borderline entrant.
The takeaway
Jodar's rise shows how a few strong weeks can move a player from outside the elite group into the Top 10 and the season-finale conversation. Readers following the race should watch how the Paris draw shapes his standing.
What happens next
Jodar's next opponent in Paris will be Casper Ruud or Juan Manuel Cerundolo, and Lorenzo Musetti faces Alexander Zverev in the second round.
Further reading
For more on the men's tour and its race to the season finals, browse the Tennis section.
