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Paris delivered pure drama on Friday night as 19-year-old Brazilian star Joao Fonseca turned the tennis world upside down. The teenager came roaring back from two sets down to knock out Novak Djokovic 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 in a heart-stopping five-set battle at Roland Garros.
This upset postponed Novak Djokovic’s dream of claiming a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title. With Carlos Alcaraz missing due to a wrist injury and Jannik Sinner already knocked out earlier in the week, the path looked wide open for the Serbian legend. But Fonseca had different ideas on the clay.
How the rising Brazilian teen pulled off the massive upset
Novak Djokovic raced ahead and pocketed the first two sets 6-4, 6-4. Most players would have folded. Not this kid. Fonseca dug deep, winning the next three sets in a thrilling comeback. It marks back-to-back five-set wins for him at this French Open, both times fighting back from 0-2 down.
At just 19, Fonseca becomes the youngest player ever to beat Djokovic in a Grand Slam. He is also the first teenager to achieve the feat and only the second player in 16 years to overcome a two-set deficit against the 24-time major winner. Djokovic had previously won 289 of 290 matches when leading 2-0 in sets.
The match lasted longer than any Djokovic had ever played at Roland Garros. Fonseca trailed 1-3 in the fifth set and saved break points earlier, yet kept believing. He finished in style, firing three straight aces from break point down to clinch the victory.
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