Facing another potential generational rival in 20-year-old Tien, it was Jodar who rolled to victory. The No. 32 seed went on a five-game run to seize control of the encounter, breaking Tien four times in the pair’s first meeting outside of the 2025 Next Gen ATP Finals (won by Jodar).
Before April, Jodar had never played a tour-level match on clay. He’s now won 15 of 17 matches on the surface, having celebrated his maiden ATP title run in Marrakech ahead of delivering a semifinal effort on home soil in Barcelona.
Twelve months ago when Roland Garros qualifying got underway, the Spaniard was ranked No. 686 and yet to contest a tour-level match while he pursued the college tennis route at the University of Virginia.
Fonseca, meanwhile, was firmly inside the Top 100, staking his claim as the fastest rising star with a showstopping Australian Open debut and his first ATP title. (Before turning pro, the Brazilian had been due to enter his freshman year in Charlottesville, Va. a year prior to Jodar’s eventual enrollment.)
