Tennis, ATP – Roland Garros 2026: Fonseca takes out Djokovic

João Fonseca, the 19-year-old Brazilian and 28th seed, came back from two sets to love down to beat Novak Djokovic 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 in four hours and 53 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Friday afternoon.

Tennis, ATP – Roland Garros 2026: Fonseca takes out Djokovic. João Fonseca, the 19-year-old Brazilian and 28th seed, came back from two sets to love down to beat Novak Djokovic 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 in four hours and 53 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Friday afternoon. At the end of an incredible moment of tennis, he is the first teenager ever to beat Djokovic at a Grand Slam in the Serb’s 22-year career, the second player to recover from two sets down against him at a major, and the first to do so in 16 years. The match was the longest Djokovic has ever played at Roland-Garros, and the longest of Fonseca’s young career. It was also the second consecutive five-set match in which the teenager recovered from two sets to love down. He had done the same to Croatian Dino Prizmic on Wednesday. Joao Fonseca on the court Philippe-Chatrier...