Rafael Jódar's magnificent journey in the Milan Challenger could not progress further. The Madrid native came to Italy to play his first tournament at this level in Europe, and the sensations have been more than positive. Although he fell in the semifinals against the number one seed, Dino Prizmic, the Spaniard took the first set but then couldn't maintain the lead, losing by 6-3, 3-6, 2-6 after two hours and 36 minutes of play. Nevertheless, Jódar's good performance in the Milan tournament has propelled him up a total of 123 places in the ATP ranking. He arrived as the world number 677 and leaves at position 554. So far, everything is going as planned for the 18-year-old.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Prizmic acaba en la semifinal de Milán con el sueño de un Jódar que sube 123 puestos
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