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MADRID -- Top-ranked Jannik Sinner proved too much for Rafael Jódar, the latest tennis sensation from Spain.
Jódar's run was halted by a 6-2, 7-6 (0) loss to Sinner in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old Jódar has been quickly rising up the rankings and had impressed in Madrid with victories against better-ranked opponents.
"What a player," Sinner wrote on the lens of the on-court camera after the match at the Caja Magica center court.
"In the beginning he was maybe a little bit, felt a bit of tension, which is normal," Sinner said. "But after, it came out as a good match. I had a little bit of experience, you know, a little bit more of experience than him in crucial moments, but it was a good match."