Roland Garros, Men's French Open 2026 - Grand Slam

[MargaretMcAleer]

Yesssssssss\
Now serve out the match Fonseca!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well done Fonseca soo proud of you today a great result going forward in your young career!
I know Mrzz have a big smile on his face!

 

[don_fabio]

Brutal way to end it with 3 aces. Great match and Fonseca was just better and fresher at the end. He was flying on the court, while Novak struggled.

 

[mrzz]

Yes!

YES!!
Credit to Djokovic, he played way better than I thought he would. Fonseca started super slow, but he was able to shake off the passiveness.

VAMOS!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Yes!

YES!!
Credit to Djokovic, he played way better than I thought he would. Fonseca started super slow, but he was able to shake off the passiveness.

VAMOS!

Vamos Indeed Mrzz, so proud of Fonseca today

 

[mrzz]

Fonseca's going to lose this in three. @mrzz liked to us.

Nope. You did!

 

[the AntiPusher]

Yesssssssss\
Now serve out the match Fonseca!

He Served and finished him off like Sampras

 

[Kieran]

Got to hand it to you, @El Dude - you called Fonseca a couple years ago, and you were spot on. This was a massive match for him, and a massive victory!

Kudos to you, brother!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

El Dude are you still with us?
I have tears in my eyes after the way Fonseca came back in this match today.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

It was Fonseca's mum's birthday as well, what a birthday gift he gave to his mum he gave her a shout out after he won today
The first teenager to complete back to back comebacks from 2 sets down, the first teenager to defeat Novak at a slam
'Well done young man!

 

[AnonymousFan]

@the AntiPusher Do you give any of the remaining Americans a chance to end the slam drought?

 

[Kieran]

It was Fonseca's mum's birthday as well, what a birthday gift he gave to his mum he gave her a shout out after he won today

She’s prolly younger than Djoker!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

AP,
Fonseca said
" I just believed I could do Aces. I felt like John Isner, I never did that before and I was so happy I could finish like this",

 

[the AntiPusher]

@the AntiPusher Do you give any of the remaining Americans a chance to end the slam drought?

North American and South American included.. Yes..Fonseca, FAA, Paul and Tien. have a chance. If you talking about USA citizens No!

 

[AnonymousFan]

North American and South American included.. Yes..Fonseca, FAA, Paul and Tien. have a chance. If you talking about USA citizens No!

oops meant USA, Paul Tiafoe Tien Nakashima Svajda remaining

 

[Murat B.]

Fonseca has Novak exactly where he wants him.

I know things...

 

[Kieran]

I know things...

You certainly knew this. I’m not familiar with Fonseca but he has a temperament like an iron grip, looks like..

 

[El Dude]

El Dude are you still with us?
I have tears in my eyes after the way Fonseca came back in this match today.

I was busy the last couple hours at work, but saw the result on the way home. So glad for him (and us!). Going to watch the highlights now...

 

[El Dude]

OK, just watched highlights. My thoughts:

• Novak looked pretty good. He seemed a touch listless - not quite the limitless energy and Gumby-esque acrobatics of his prime, but he was making some incredible shots and seemed to be playing well overall. This was also good to see Fonzie beat him fair and square.
• Novak remains the all-time class act in losing...I would have loved to hear what he said to Fonseca - but I can only imagine the words of appreciation and encouragement.
• Fonseca's touch is underrated...even though in the highlights he looked out-matched at the net, he was making some lovely dropshots and just a dynamic game. He's got the whole package.
• Fonseca's backhand is underrated. His forehand are Del Potro-ian bullets, but he seems to have an accurate, strong two-hander.
• The best part: the little boy smile when he won. Priceless.

Anyhow, Fonzie showed what he's capable of. This is a future multi-Slam winner and quite possibly an all-time great. Watching the highlights at least, you could see a diverse game coming together at a higher octave. I'm sure he'll have his bad matches, but I think we're going to see a top ten player from here on out, for the most part, as he keeps climbing.

 

[El Dude]

The Novak press conference is worth watching. You can see his exhaustion, both from the match but just a sense of approaching the end. Again, very gracious: He said he played well but Joao just played better.