1 week ago Novak Djokovic's hold for a grounds 25th Grand Slam singles rubric goes connected aft teenage prima Joao Fonseca produced a stunning fightback to triumph a five-set epic successful the French Open 3rd round.
The Serb was the lone subordinate near successful the gully who had won a large rubric and was arguably the favourite to spell each the mode aft satellite fig 1 Jannik Sinner mislaid connected Thursday.
But aft winning the archetypal 2 sets, Djokovic was gradually overpowered by 19-year-old Fonseca, who deed backmost to unit a decider.
In beforehand of a raucous crowd, Fonseca battled backmost from 3-1 down successful the 5th acceptable to triumph 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 7-5 aft a gruelling 4 hours and 53 minutes.
Fonseca is the archetypal teen to bushed the Serb astatine a large - a testament to the coolness helium showed nether unit against 1 of the game's all-time greats.
It is lone the 3rd clip successful 22 appearances that Djokovic has failed to scope the 2nd week astatine Roland Garros.
With Sinner retired and Carlos Alcaraz skipping the clay-court large with injury, Djokovic volition beryllium near wondering if his champion accidental of winning that elusive 25th Grand Slam has been wrenched from his grasp.
Fonseca, who volition look either two-time finalist Casper Ruud oregon American 24th effect Tommy Paul successful circular four, is joined successful the 2nd week by chap 19-year-old Rafael Jodar, who has emerged arsenic a genuine rubric contender aft winning 18 of his 21 clay-court matches successful 2026.
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