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The rain delays Rafa Jódar's debut at the US Open: he will have to wait until tomorrow

Fernando Murciego - 2 Sep 2026
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Rain delays Rafa Jódar's debut at the US Open: He will have to wait until tomorrow. Source: Getty

The rain continues to batter the outdoor courts of the US Open to the point that they have already been forced to cancel five matches scheduled for this Tuesday, including the highly anticipated debut of Rafa Jódar against Bu Yunchaokete. A piece of news that was to be expected.

The player from Madrid will have to wait to make his debut in the main draw in New York, as he was scheduled to play his first match in the main draw this Tuesday, but the rain has forced the organizers to cancel several matches on the outdoor courts. Among those is the match that was supposed to pit him against the Chinese player Bu Yunchaokete, after the Spaniard had already suffered a last-minute opponent change due to the withdrawal of Thanasi Kokkinakis.

The day had already begun with weather complications, and the rain ultimately made it impossible to maintain the scheduled program on the outdoor courts. Jódar was set to play the third match on Court 17, in a match that was initially scheduled against Kokkinakis and that will now see him face Bu, a lucky loser from the qualifying rounds. This will also be the first meeting between the two.

Five matches cancelled... for now

The Jódar-Bu match was not the only one to fall victim to the weather. The organizers also had to cancel the matches between Marcos Giron and Ignacio Buse, Andrea Guerrieri and Alex de Minaur, Fabian Marozsan and Michael Zheng, and Jan Choinski and Botic van de Zandschulp. The rain halted activity on the outdoor courts for hours, while the stadiums with retractable roofs were able to maintain their schedules.

For Jódar, this means an unexpected wait on a day that should have been especially important in his still short career. The Spaniard will have to put his rackets aside and wait for another opportunity to start his adventure in the Grand Slam that saw him crowned junior champion two years ago.

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La lluvia frena el debut de Rafa Jódar en el US Open: tendrá que esperar a mañana