Sensational surprise at Roland Garros, where Novak Djokovic was eliminated in the round of 32. The Serbian champion, seeded number 3 in the tournament, surrendered to the Brazilian Joao Fonseca, seeded number 28, at the end of a spectacular match that lasted almost five hours.
Fonseca cameback with a score of 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5, overturning a situation that now seemed compromised after the first two sets won by Djokovic. The Brazilian was able to progressively raise the level of his tennis, taking advantage of the Serbian’s decline and showing great solidity in the decisive moments of the match.
Fonseca scores one of the feats of the tournament
After losing the first two sets, the South American tennis player changed the momentum of the match by winning the third set 6-3. The fourth and fifth sets were even more competitive, both ending at 7-5, which gave Fonseca one of the most prestigious successes of his career.
Djokovic’s journey on the Parisian clay is thus interrupted, while the Brazilian enters the round of 16 with renewed ambitions.
De Jong also advances
Meanwhile, the surprising tournament of the Dutch Jesper de Jong continues. The lucky loser gained the pass to the round of 16 by beating the Russian Karen Khachanov, the thirteenth seed in the draw.
De Jong prevailed with a score of 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-2 at the end of another hard-fought match, confirming his excellent moment and earning a place among the best sixteen of the tournament.