Rafael Jódar vs Alejandro Tabilo • Cincinnati 2026

Cincinnati 2026, ATP Masters 10003rd round, Grandstand

27°C14 km/h78%

18:00

JódarRafael 12 ATP 11

TabiloAlejandro 22 ATP 29 live 28

98% (49)

2% (1)

Key facts

In two years, Rafael Jódar has risen from No. 883 to No. 11 in the world; he was still No. 540 twelve months ago.
Before this edition, Alejandro Tabilo had never won a main-draw match at the Cincinnati Open: his two appearances, in 2024 and 2025, both ended in the first round.
Their two previous meetings both came on hard courts this year and were split: Alejandro Tabilo won in 58 minutes in March, before Rafael Jódar won in 144 minutes on August 2.
Before his Cincinnati Open entry, Rafael Jódar had played six matches at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers in nine days, with five wins and one loss.
Among Rafael Jódar's five recorded titles, the only one won at the main-tour level came on clay, while his main-tour hard-court record is 16-9.

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Rafael Jódar

Alejandro Tabilo

Age

191cm

Height

188cm

70kg

Weight

75kg

Rank

+107

Past 6 months

+39

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Match preview

The third round of the Cincinnati Open pits Rafael Jódar, the 12th seed and world No. 11, against Alejandro Tabilo, now 28th in the live rankings. Jódar has won 8 of his last 10 matches, while Tabilo is 5-5. A spot in the quarterfinals is at stake.

The right-handed Spaniard has won 16 of his 25 main-draw matches on hard courts, compared to a 38-38 record for the left-handed Chilean. Their two-handed baseline games and the lefty-righty matchup will be worth watching. Jódar played 176 minutes in the previous round, compared to 79 for Tabilo, with one and two days of rest, respectively.

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Last meeting

In their last meeting, on August 2, 2026, Rafael Jódar defeated Alejandro Tabilo at the Mubadala Citi DC Open. On hard courts, the Spaniard won 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 after 144 minutes of play. Tabilo had taken the first set in a tiebreak, but Jódar then turned the match around by winning the next two sets.

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