Jódar se la pega ante Mochizuki en Wimbledon

Translation: Jódar faces off against Mochizuki at Wimbledon

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Rafa Jódar has just bid farewell to Wimbledon 2026 in the third round after surprisingly falling to Shintaro Mochizuki in a forgettable match, where he played a masterful first set and then crumbled inexplicably to end up losing by a scoreline of 1-6 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 after 3 hours of play.

The Spanish tennis player arrived at the tournament with doubts after not playing any matches on the grass circuit due to an abdominal injury, so he played his first professional match on this surface at the All England Club. However, he stated he was recovered, and despite not displaying his best level in the previous round against Pablo Carreño, it was expected that he would step up his game as he gained rhythm, something that could only be seen in the first set of the match. From then on, everything fell apart, so it's time to think about the fast hard court tour in North America and reset.

Jódar starts strongly against Mochizuki

The match began with Jódar playing at a faster pace than his opponent, leading to an early break that put the Spanish player 4-1 ahead right from the start, allowing him to play much more freely and better than in the opening stages of his match against Pablo Carreño a couple of days ago. Such was the rhythm of the Spanish player that Mochizuki could only win points when he hit a good first serve, leading to another break that handed the first set to Rafa on a comfortable 6-2 in just 28 minutes. Dominant.

It was as if Jódar was touched by a magic wand. Everything he tried, worked. Forehands, backhand returns, drop shots... It was a show where Mochizuki was just another spectator, resulting in another break early in the second set with another powerful parallel backhand return (the second one he got in that game). However, perhaps due to this comfort, Jódar got complacent and lost his serve to bring the score level again.

Mochizuki turns the match around

The young Spanish tennis player took this as a wake-up call, although from that moment on, a constant exchange of breaks began where neither seemed to dominate with the serve, something unusual on grass. Gradually, the Japanese player turned the dynamics of the match around to the point of reaching 5-3 with serve to close out the second set, but Jódar played a perfect game on the return to stay alive. With the score tied at 5-5, Mochizuki made a grimace after a serve and complained about his left leg, but it didn't escalate, and he displayed his best performance in the tiebreak, closing it with an unforgettable volley.

From that moment on Jódar declined, while now it was Mochizuki who dominated the match and had control of the situation. In the third game of the third set, he broke Rafa's serve to love, and almost went up 4-1 with serve, but Jódar managed to stop the bleeding. The Spanish player was a shadow of the one who had crushed the Japanese player in the first set, accumulating too many mistakes and finding himself in a critical situation for his interests.

However, at the worst moment for Rafa, Mochizuki's game dropped, something that the Spanish player capitalized on to break back and level the score despite struggling. Jódar's backhand returns didn't work as before, making it very difficult to take the lead. In fact, at 4-4 with serve, he made 3 inexplicable errors in a row, putting the Japanese player at 15-40, which he didn't miss to break again, close out the set by 6-4, and leave Jódar hanging by a thread.

Jódar falters, Mochizuki advances to the quarterfinals

At this point, he was completely disconnected, and Mochizuki didn't take long to reach a 0-40 with 1-1 to almost secure a spot in the next round. Everything was against Jódar, but like a true Spanish player, he showed resilience and fought not to give up, breaking back with a 2-3 deficit and encouraging the crowd to support him. What no one expected is that in the following game, Shintaro broke again, dealing the definitive blow to the match. Mochizuki didn't flinch, and he eventually sealed the final 6-4.

This loss hurts mostly due to how it unfolded, and the gap in level shown by Jódar between the first set and the rest of the match. A drop that has cost him a place in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam once again and will be painful for several days. However, it's important to remember that this is his first year on the circuit, and he hadn't played any professional matches on grass until Wimbledon. Looking at it in perspective, it's still a great result. Mochizuki, on the other hand, played the game he had to play, improved as he went, and enters the second week of a major for the first time, where he will face the winner between Jannik Sinner and Jenson Brooksby.

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