READ MORE: USA tennis star reveals mental turmoil after 'nightmare' injury See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source By OLIVER SALT, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 23:58 BST, 31 May 2026 | Updated: 00:06 BST, 1 June 2026 Spanish tennis star Rafael Jodar has gone viral for the wrong reasons once again after brutally snubbing a young mascot at the French Open, just two days after he was accused of shoving a ball girl.
Jodar, the No 27 seed in Paris, was at the center of fierce controversy on Friday when footage emerged of him appearing to push a ball girl out of his way at Roland-Garros.
After the clip sparked outrage online, he strongly denied pushing the girl in his postgame press conference, instead claiming that she simply got her feet tangled in the court cover and the angle of the video was misleading.
Yet roughly 48 hours later, Jodar has again come under fire for ignoring a young female mascot as he made his way out to play in the fourth round on Sunday.
The girl was seen holding her hand out as the 19-year-old emerged from the tunnel ahead of his game against fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno, but instead of taking her hand he simply walked straight past her.
Fans were left heartbroken for the mascot, with Jodar drawing some furious criticism over the snub on social media.
Spanish tennis star Rafael Jodar has gone viral again after appearing to snub a young mascot Jodar, 19, was forced to deny that he shoved a ball girl at Roland-Garros earlier this week ESPN tennis analyst, 59, suggests he would 'easily' beat women's world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka 'Another bad look,' one concluded on X.
'Every day he's more of an a**hole!' claimed another user.
A third put: 'He gives me a bad person energy.
