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Rafa Jódar beats Alejandro Tabilo in Basel and moves closer to ATP top 10
Rafa Jódar beat Alejandro Tabilo 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Basel tournament in Switzerland.
The 20-year-old Spaniard has now beaten the Chilean three times in a row this season.
The win sends Jódar into the second round, where he is due to face Monaco's Valentin Vacherot.
Jódar is close to the top 10 in the ATP rankings, but his final standing depends on results in Basel and on performances by rivals Novak Djokovic, Alex de Miñaur and Taylor Fritz.
Winning the Basel title would guarantee Jódar a place in the top 10, while other combinations of results could also get him there.
He is also chasing a place at the ATP Finals in Turin, an end-of-season event for the leading players.
Jódar is ninth in the 2026 race for that event, with five places still available, and his run in Basel will affect his chances.
Rafa Jódar beat Alejandro Tabilo in the first round in Basel to reach the last 16.
The 20-year-old Spaniard won 6-4, 6-2, making it three consecutive wins over Tabilo this season.
Jódar’s run in Basel could take him into the ATP top 10, while the title would guarantee him a place there.
He is also pursuing a place at the ATP Finals in Turin and is ninth in the 2026 Race standings.
Jódar will face Monaco’s Valentin Vacherot in the next round.
- Who
- Rafa Jódar, a 20-year-old Spanish tennis player, beat Alejandro Tabilo.
- What
- Jódar won 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Basel tournament and advanced to the last 16.
- When
- Tuesday, 27 October 2026.
- Where
- The ATP 500 tournament in Basel, Switzerland.
- Why
- The result advanced Jódar’s bid to reach the ATP top 10 and qualify for the ATP Finals in Turin.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Jódar began the week 46 points short of the ATP top 10, according to MARCA.
Jódar beat Tabilo 6-4, 6-2 in the first round to advance in Basel.
Jódar is scheduled to face Valentin Vacherot for a place in the quarter-finals.
- Score
- Jódar beat Tabilo 6-4, 6-2
- Age
- 20
- Tournament
- ATP 500 Basel
- Next opponent
- Valentin Vacherot
- ATP Race standing
- Ninth, with 3,184 points
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