Rafael Jodar, the teenager being hailed as the "new Rafa'' at Roland Garros, has saluted Australian veteran James Duckworth after being given a stern examination from the nation's new No.2 player.
But 34-year-old "Ducks'' was left frustrated he didn't take his chances to become the latest Aussie giant-killer at the French Open as the 19-year-old admitted he had to be at his best to subdue the world No.75 on Wednesday.
In the absence of swashbuckling titleholder Carlos Alcaraz and still missing its greatest of champs Rafa Nadal, Roland Garros has immediately taken to the young Spaniard, who's rocketed from world No.168 at the start of the year to No.29.
