Jodar takes positives from French Open breakthrough despite Zverev defeat

Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar said his run to the French Open quarter-finals had confirmed he can compete with the sport’s leading players, despite seeing his campaign end with a straight sets defeat to Alexander Zverev in Paris on Tuesday.

The 19-year-old was beaten by the German second seed in his first appearance at Roland Garros, but said the tournament had provided valuable lessons about the standards required to challenge consistently at the highest level....