De Minaur's Early Exit, Jodar's Rise

0:00Alex the menor crashed out early at the Madrid Masters, dropping a straight set's decision to 19-year-old local wildcard Rafael Jodar, 6-3. 6-1 and just 75 minutes. The world number 8 couldn't handle the kid's power, getting broken six times on clay. Dei Menors slumped on the surface deepens, with a 4-6 record across six events since his February Rotterdam title. Last year at this stage he was 13-7, but now French Open Prep look shaky just a month away. Qatar lit up the court with 15 winners, rocketing from 6-87th to 42nd in rankings over the past year. He snagged his first ATP title in Marrakesh recently and reached Barcelona semis, proving he's no fluke. With the menor gone, Adam Walton stands as Australia's lone hope, facing 13th seed Karen Katchinoff on Saturday. Meanwhile, top seed Janet Sinner survived the first set tie break scare against Benjamin Bonzi, winning 6-7, 6-1, 6-4. And Joder rolls on to face fellow 19-year-old Joual Fonseca, pitting two of the youngest

1:03top 100ers against each other. Keep eyes on this spaniard heading into Roland Garros, he's one to dodge in the draw. I'm Corey with the story, and you've been listening to Adelaide News today, AI-powered local news.