The Spanish Rafa Jodarfourth in the world and first favorite, was unable to achieve victory in the ITF Junior Category Finals when he lost in the final held in Chengdu (China), against the Dutch. Mees Rottgering of 6-4 and 7-6(2), in one hour and twenty-six minutes.
The Madrid native, champion of US Opens category months ago, was surpassed It’s rotten in the group stage. But he could not repeat his victory in the final against an opponent who entered the duel better and who in the second set stopped the Spaniard’s attempted reaction.
“It was a tough match played at a high level. I gave everything I had on the court but Rottgering did well. I’m learning from this match and I am still satisfied with the level I showed“said Rafa Jódar at the end of the meeting.
The Madrid player will return in the next few hours to play the Spanish club championship and then he will join the Spanish team in the Finals of Malaga Davis Cup to contribute to the preparation with the members of the D teamavid Ferrer.
Source: La Verdad
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