Jódar is the tenth tennis player in history to play his second Grand Slam as a seed
Rafael Jódar begins his journey in Roland Garros 2026 in a privileged position well-deserved, as being a seeded player. It is very rare for a tennis player to enjoy such status in the second Grand Slam tournament of their career, as is the case for the Madrid native. Only 9 players had done it before, with Mariano Navone being the most spectacular case since he made his Grand Slam debut as a seeded player at Roland Garros 2024. Among the names that Jódar shares on this list, Borg stands out. It is also worth mentioning that since 2001, there have been 32 seeded players in Grand Slam tournaments, whereas before there were 16.
📊 Rafael Jodar 🇪🇸 is the 10th player in the Open Era to be seeded for one of his first 2 Grand Slam tournaments (🚹) :
🇸🇪 Bjorn Borg (Wim 1973)
🇺🇸 Peter Rennert (OA 1980)
🇪🇸 Juan Aguilera (RG 1984)
🇦🇷 Guillermo Perez Roldan (RG 1988)
🇦🇷 Alberto… pic.twitter.com/15m7EbmPKN— Jeu, Set et Maths (@JeuSetMaths) May 25, 2026
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