{"id":2201897,"date":"2026-10-16T10:08:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2201897"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:08:25","slug":"rafael-jodar-breaks-silence-on-foul-mouthed-ball-kid-outburst-as-spanish-star-admits-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2201897","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Jodar breaks silence on foul-mouthed ball kid outburst as Spanish star admits &#8216;mistake&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Rafael Jodar breaks silence on foul-mouthed ball kid outburst as Spanish star admits \u2018mistake\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span class=\"ps-authors flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-1.5 max-w-full gap-y-0.5 text-sm font-normal text-author\"><span class=\"ps-author-item whitespace-nowrap\"><a class=\"ps-author text-sm font-normal !text-author\" rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/richie-mills\">Richie Mills<\/a><\/span><\/span>                        <time class=\"flex-shrink-0 text-sm font-normal text-info\" datetime=\"16 Oct 2026 11:08 AM\" data-ps-date=\"16 Oct 2026 11:08 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1792145305\"><br \/>\n                            16 Oct 2026 11:08 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" 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la puta toalla, cono!\u201d (\u201cGive me the f****** towel, damn it!\u201d) to a ball kid. Pinoargote picked up on this and hit the Spaniard with a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Following his victory on Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/every-word-rafael-jodar-said-contentious-shanghai-masters-win\">Jodar was not asked about that incident by reporters,<\/a> but on Friday, after beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/casper-ruud\">Casper Ruud<\/a> in the quarter-finals, he addressed the matter head-on.<\/p>\n<p>The world No 12 admitted he should not have done what he did, said he will learn from this incident, and that he has a lot of \u201crespect\u201d for ball kids.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More Rafael Jodar News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/rafael-jodar-controversy-former-world-no-1-questions-call-before-foul-mouthed-outburst\">Rafael Jodar controversy: Former world No 1 questions call before Spaniard\u2019s foul-mouthed outburst<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/rafael-jodar-novak-djokovic-preferential-treatment\">Rafael Jodar has just proved Novak Djokovic receives preferential treatment in tennis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jodar, who beat the Norwegian 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals in Shanghai, said his frustrations got the better of him and he \u201ccouldn\u2019t control his emotions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the incident, he told reporters, \u201cI would like to explain that. Yeah, it was my mistake. After the match, I thought about it, and I shouldn\u2019t have done that to the ball kid. It was my mistake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI respect a lot the ball kids and the umpires in the match, in all the matches and all the tournaments. I shouldn\u2019t have treated the ball kid the way I did.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very frustrated because of how the match was going for me. It was a very close point. And, yeah, I didn\u2019t mean to hurt the feelings of the ball kid or anything; I was just frustrated with myself. Yeah, I couldn\u2019t control my emotions at that point in the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, yeah, it was my mistake, and I\u2019ll try not to do it again, because that\u2019s not the right way to treat the ball kids. I respect their job a lot and, yeah, it wasn\u2019t anything against him or against any ball kids or umpire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter what I did, I should have, you know, accepted the warning that I got because it was totally right and the umpire made the right decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jodar was then pressed on whether he had apologised to the ball boy or, if not, would he like to seek him out and express his regret for his actions.<\/p>\n<p>The young Spanish star admitted he would like to say sorry to him and try to make things right.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI would like to apologise to the ball kid. If I have any chance to see him here at the venue, I\u2019ll try to tell him that I\u2019m very sorry about my act and the way that I acted in that moment, and I\u2019ll never do it again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I am, you know, learning how to do the forehand or how to do the backhand or how to do the serve, I\u2019m also learning how to behave on the court. There\u2019s still a lot of things that I have to behave (work on), so I\u2019m not perfect; I\u2019m a human, I make mistakes, so I\u2019ll learn from this mistake to not do it again in the next one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jodar, who has been somewhat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/rafael-jodar-criticism-too-harsh-former-world-no-8\">defended by John Isner<\/a>, will face either Daniil Medvedev or Tommy Paul in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GO DEEPER:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/350-million-new-tour-6-takeaways-atps-onevision-seismic-plans\"><strong>$350 million to a new Tour structure: 6 key takeaways from ATP\u2019s seismic OneVision plans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Jodar breaks silence on foul-mouthed ball kid outburst as Spanish star admits \u2018mistake\u2019 Richie Mills 16 Oct 2026 11:08 AM Rafael Jodar has apologised for his outburst at a ball kid Rafael Jodar admits he made a \u201cmistake\u201d after angrily ordering a ball kid to give him a towel during a Shanghai Masters match. 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